Turkey ready for Syria offensive despite mixed signals from Trump

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Ankara has brushed aside Donald Trump's warnings against Turkey, with Vice-President Fuat Oktay saying: 'Turkey is not a country that will act according to threats.'

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Turkey said Tuesday it was ready for an offensive into northern Syria, while President Donald Trump insisted the United States had not abandoned its Kurdish allies who would be targeted in the assault.

"Any unforced or unnecessary fighting by Turkey will be devastating to their economy and to their very fragile currency," he tweeted. Turkey has always pushed hard against US support for Kurdish forces in Syria due to their links with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) which has fought a bloody insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984.

Mr Trump rejected that interpretation, tweeting:"We may be in the process of leaving Syria, but in no way have we Abandoned the Kurds, who are special people and wonderful fighters."Britain said it was"deeply concerned" by Turkey's plans to attack Kurdish fighters, who lead the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

Meanwhile Russia's security council said it was important to avoid hindering the peace process in Syria.

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