'Turkey's anti-terror fight to continue post-election'

SAMSUN, TURKEY - JUNE 19: Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli speaks at his party’s election campaign rally in the Black Sea province of Samsun on June 19, 2018. Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader said Tuesday the country will continue fighting terrorism following the early elections. “Turkey should not have any accidents over our stance on Manbij, our courage in Afrin, our attitude on al-Bab, our grandness in Qandil,” Bahceli said. Bahceli was referring to Turkey’s anti-terror operations in northern Syria and Iraq. “[Turkey] should keep going on after June 24 with more power,” Bahceli added. On Monday, the Turkish army announced the start of patrols in Manbij by Turkish and U.S. troops in line with a previously agreed-upon roadmap for eliminating terrorists and stabilizing the area. In a tweet, the Turkish Armed Forces said patrols were being carried out between Manbij and the area liberated by Turkey's Operation Euphrates Shield. The roadmap was first announced after a June 3 meeting in Washington between Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The deal focuses on the withdrawal of the PKK-affiliated YPG terror group from the northern Syrian city and stability in the region. (Footage by /Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)