Turkey mulls new military operation in Syria amid NATO expansion impasse

STORY: Turkey mulls new military operation in Syria amid NATO expansion impasse DATELINE: June 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:57 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1 STANDUP 1 (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua reporter 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): OYTUN ORHAN, Coordinator for Levant Studies at the Ankara-based Center for Middle Eastern Studies 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): HASIM TURKER, Foreign policy analyst, Ankara-based think-tank Bosphorus Centre for Asian Studies 4 STANDUP 2 (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: Turkey is planning a new incursion against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria, a move which comes amid Ankara's reservations about a NATO expansion bid and projects to relocate vast numbers of Syrian refugees. STANDUP 1 (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua reporter "I'm Burak Akinci with Xinhua News Agency. I'm now in the Turkish capital city Ankara. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has raised the prospect of a fresh military operation in neighboring Syria, aiming to create a