The details of the operation became definite during the G20 Summit, after Turkey's success in the Euphrates Shield Operation was clearly understood and approved by the participant countries.
The countries were convinced that Daesh will be swept from Syria by simultaneously deploying a ground offensive and air operation, as executed in the Euphrates Shield Operation.
Turkey to clear Raqqa and Mosul from Daesh
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signalized the possible operations in Mosul and Raqqa following al-Bab, aiming at clearing the Daesh terrorists from the region, adding that Turkish military was ready to join any offensive in the two regions. The operation is significant for Ankara because Turkish officials attached importance to preventing the second corridor of Sulaymaniyah- Kirkuk-Raqqa-Haseke-Qamishli-Kobani-Manbij which the Kurdistan Workers' Party affiliated Democratic Union Party (PKK/PYD) has been attempting to form. The sources, speaking to Turkish Yeni Şafak daily newspaper, said that more than a thousand terrorists have been located in the Sinjar Mountain region. The possible operation will aim to destroy four PKK/PYD terrorist camps in the Sinjar region. "But at this stage, we have to show our presence in the region. We do not have the chance to take a backward step. If we take a step backward, terror groups like Daesh, PKK, PYD and YPG will settle there," Erdoğan said. The operation in Mosul will pave the way for the retake of the strategically important Tal Afar from where around 300,000 Turkmens fled. Barzani requested help from Turkey Two weeks ago, Turkish President Erdoğan discussed the strategy in fighting Daesh and PKK/PYD terrorists during the meeting with Iraqi Kurdish leader Masood Barzani, the President of Iraq's Kurdish autonomous government (KRG). Barzani asked for help from Turkey in the fight against the terrorists, saying that Ankara's deployment of a battalion to Mosul's Bashiqa camp to protect the region from Daesh is not enough. As manys as 17,000 have been trained by Turkish forces in Mosul since December 2015, as a part of the Turkish efforts to train soldiers against Daesh.
The operation will be conducted after next week's Eid al-Adha holiday; however, all the final details will be determined during the United Nations (UN) Summit to be held in New York between September 13 and 20.
The land force will consist of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and its affiliated groups,while Turkish and NATO warplanes will be pounding the terrorist targets in the two cities.
However the fate of the Bashar al-Assad regime couldn't be clarified after the country is cleared from the terrorists.
Previously, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that there isn't any possibility to take a step backward with terror groups like Daesh, PKK, PYD and YPG, to prevent the formation of these groups in Syria.
The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) continue to support the Free Syrian Army (FSA) soldiers with the "Euphrates Shield" operation, aiming at clearing northern Syria from all terrorist elements since August 24.
The civil war, which is expected to be ended soon, left more than 250,000 people killed, according to United Nations (UN) figures, while 6.5 million Syrians were evacuated to the safe zone and 5 million emigrated.