Ankara
Kurdish YPG soldiers are fighting to retake Raqqa.
The move comes amid fierce opposition from Turkey.
There has been some speculation that Erdogan could call a new election so that his new powers could take effect right away.
Germany and Turkey have been locked in a deepening row after Berlin banned some Turkish ministers from speaking to rallies of expatriate Turks.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Turkey wants the U.S. to take its concerns seriously. The mayor of Ankara isn’t helping.
This recent action deepens the row between the two NATO allies.
Turkey told the Netherlands on Sunday that it would retaliate in the “harshest ways.”
And the government sees the PKK as responsible.
The blow to German Chancellor Angela Merkel could spell the beginning of the end for a union with open borders.