He touted a cease-fire agreement that seemed at risk as Turkey and Kurdish fighters differed over what it required and whether combat had halted.‘It’s craziness here’ — Kurdish forces struggle to contain world’s unwanted ISIS prisoners in Syria
That optimism seemed at odds with Erdogan’s own words. He told reporters in Istanbul that Turkish forces would resume their offensive in four days unless Kurdish-led fighters withdraw “without exception” from a so-called safe zone 20 miles deep in Syria running the entire 260-mile length of the border with Turkey.Trump says conflict in Syria could have ‘gone on for longer’
“That’s a very big expanse of territory to hold, albeit a lot of it is uninhabited,” Edelman said. “That probably means they’ve cut already some deal with the Russians and the Iranians.”Trump says ceasefire in Syria is a ‘great day for civilization’“There is a cease-fire or a pause or whatever you want to call it,” he said. “There was some sniper fire this morning,” as well as mortar fire, but that was quickly halted and the area had returned to a “full pause,” he said.
At the Pentagon, Defence Secretary Mark Esper said U.S. troops are continuing their withdrawal from northern Syria. He also said no U.S. ground troops will participate in enforcing or monitoring the cease-fire.Pompeo to Israel: U.S. focus is still on Iran ‘threat’ Officials have said a number of ISIS fighters, likely just over 100, have escaped custody since Turkey launched its invasion last week.Accounting for the broader border area that the Turks contend is the safe zone – that number grows to 16 prisons. It’s unclear exactly how many of those are currently under Turkish control – but as they push the Kurds out, the Turks are supposed to take control of the prisons.
Erdogan said Friday he and Trump share “love and respect,” but he also left little doubt that he was offended by an Oct. 9 letter from Trump telling him, “Don’t be a fool!”
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LOL Trump said 'I think'. Not very fuckn' likely though is it.
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