BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told lawmakers from his political party on Tuesday that members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) are currently participating the in “Yellow Vest” protests in France.

“We know PKK terror group supporters among Yellow Vests in France, which will later spread to other countries,” Erdogan warned.

Erdogan made these comments after claiming that the “PKK/YPG’s fight against Daesh terror group is a big hoax.”

The Turkish President added that his armed forces would soon target the YPG and SDF in Syria.