Turkish troops cross border into Syria to attack Kurdish forces

Turkish troops have begun crossing into northeastern Syria to force back Kurdish militants controlling the border area, a Turkish official said, days after President Donald Trump said the U.S. wouldn’t stand in the way.

The Turkish lira weakened after the news of the incursion, trading 0.3 per cent lower at 5.8445 per U.S. dollar at 12 p.m. in Istanbul. — Donald J. Trump October 9, 2019Turkey’s advance follows a dramatic reversal of U.S. policy this week. Trump told Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call on Sunday that dozens of American troops who’d been working closely with Kurdish forces in the fight against Islamic State would pull back, effectively clearing the way for a Turkish advance.

While Trump said Turkey would become responsible for the detainees, who include foreign fighters from Europe, it was not clear if there was a mechanism in place to transfer them to Turkish custody. Analysts and officials have raised concerns that chaos in northeastern Syria would allow Islamic State members to escape and regroup.A number of Trump allies, including Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, said the move was “a shot in the arm for the bad guys.” Analysts said a U.S.

The military aims to penetrate at least 30 kilometers deep into Syrian territory and secure the M-4 highway that runs parallel to the frontier all the way to Iraq in the east, they said. Erdogan was keen to act before winter set in and made it difficult for tanks to operate in muddy terrain.

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Stupid Trump.

The US used the Kurds to justify invading Iraq (UNSC Resolution 688). The long standing abuse of a dispossessed people began long before Trump.

My god. Its going to be a slaughter. Is there anyone out there that can help the kurds?

While the deranged psycho sit in the w.h.tweeting against Biden !!!tell me hes not the devil himself !!

Hope the Kurds eliminate as many as they can, and that we're dropping bombs on Turkey when we get an actual president in office.

Time for US airstrikes. Trump is an international disgrace.

Trump betrays everyone. This is awful and he needs to be stopped.

Trump is 100% to blame for this and it sickens me.

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TrumpBrandGenocide is on! Who will Trump help target next?

POTUS blood on your traitor hands. ImpeachTheMFTraitor KurdsBetrayedByTrump

LindseyGrahamSC GOPLeader senatemajldr All on you... KurdsBetrayedByTrump ComplicitCorruptGOP

KristinaZanotti *Fyfan!*

Trump's betrayal of the Kurds.

Absolutely horrifying. ImpeachTrumpPenceBarrPompeo ImpeachmentNow

Nice trucks. I wonder who sold them to Turkey?

But LindseyGrahamSC tweeted and said no! You mean that wasn’t effective?

Don strikes again!

Here we go again.

Free_Media_Hub Those dont look very ATGM resistant.

Wonderful said nobody. Turks and muslims are a wreck waiting to happen

Cruise missile Turkey forces who cares if turkey NATO.

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