FILE PHOTO: Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters walk in a field of flowers in Jabal al-Zawiya in Idlib's southern countryside, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Syria April 15, 2020. Picture taken April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo
AMMAN/ANKARA (Reuters) - Russia and Syrian government forces have been bolstered in northern Syria where Turkey may soon launch an offensive against Kurdish fighters, Turkish and rebel Syrian officials said, as Ankara prepares for talks with Moscow.
President Tayyip Erdogan said two weeks ago Turkey would launch new military operations in Syria to extend 30-km (20-mile) deep "safe zones" along the border, aiming at the Tal Rifaat and Manbij regions and other areas further east.
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