UN Security Council emergency closed door session summoned against leading Muslim country

UNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council will meet behind closed doors onThursday to address the Turkish military operation against Kurdish fightersin northeast Syria.

The discussion by the 15-member Security Council was requested by fiveEuropean members — Britain, France, Germany, Belgium and Poland, diplomatssaid.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, announcing the start of the militaryaction on Wednesday, said the aim was to eliminate what he called a “terrorcorridor” on Turkey’s southern border.

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The move came just days after U.S. troops pulled back from the area.