
Turkish
tanks, reinforced by an aerial bombardment, advanced toward a
stronghold of U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters on Monday, in an
offensive that’s strained ties with Washington and complicated Russian
efforts to end Syria’s seven-year civil war.
Ignoring
warnings from the U.S., Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
ordered an incursion into Syria over the weekend, accusing the U.S. of
overarming Kurdish forces and encouraging their separatist aspirations.
Turkish troops and