BEIRUT — The Latest developments following President Donald Trump’s decision to abandon Syrian Kurdish fighters ahead of Turkish offensive into northeastern Syria :The Arab League says foreign ministers from around the region will meet to discuss Turkey’s military operation in northern Syria.
Turkey’s offensive — named Operation Peace Spring —came after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to withdraw American troops from the area, paving the way for an assault on forces that have long been allied with the United States. The five European nations on the council — France, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium and Poland — requested the meeting on Wednesday, the diplomats said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because discussions were private.
The officials who confirmed the SDF suspension of operations against the Islamic State were not authorized to provide details on the unfolding situation and so spoke on condition of anonymity. The Britain-based Syrian observatory for Human Rights said one fighter of the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces was killed and six others were wounded.
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a statement Wednesday that “we condemn the Turkish offensive in the northeast of Syria in the strongest possible terms. ” He said NATO has been informed about Turkey’s ongoing operation in northern Syria. And he added “it is important to avoid actions that may further destabilize the region, escalate tensions and cause more human suffering.”Stoltenberg will discuss the military action with Turkey’s leader on Friday in Istanbul.Turkey’s state-run news agency says two mortar shells have been fired into a Turkish town, on the border with Syria. No one was hurt in the attack.
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said ambassadors of the United Nations Security Council’s five permanent members, including U.S. ambassador David Satterfield, were being briefed on the operation.A top European Union official is calling on Turkey to halt its military operation in northern Syria and is warning that the EU will not be paying to help Ankara set up any safe zone there.
Mustafa Bali of the Syrian Democratic Forces says the airstrikes have caused “a huge panic among people of the region.” Earlier, Turkish television reports said Turkish jets had bombed Syrian Kurdish positions across the border from Turkey.
How do you sleep at night, djt
Fake news
Civilians?
The best thing you know is lies! PKK / YPG terrorist organization killed a baby today. (As they did in the past) Can you share! That is real! BabyKillerPKK = YPG = PYD
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That's far fewer than when NATO bombed Yugoslavia. Clinton called this 'collateral damage'
Not a single civilian died through Turkish strikes...its all fake news!!!
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T R U M P G E N O C I D E HIS PRACTICE FOR AMERICAN GENOCIDE. 'Death before slavery'
100s of Turkish bots sharing the same page over and over.They say they don’t hate the Kurds but they “can’t let them live freely”! They prefer rapist, Jihadists as neighbors but not Kurds! Here are their loving soldiers writing “Be Turk or Obey Turks, BE AFRAID” on Kurdish homes!
Ah brave Turks backed by putin and Iran.
TurkishArmy never kills civilians. CIVILIANS ARE USED AS A SHIELD BY KURDISH TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS PKK/PYD/YPG. OperationPeaceSpring BarisPinariHarekati TurkeyAgainstSDFnotKurds
Disinformation. Turks does not attack sivilians.
Disinformation
lying news and photos
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Fake news
Thank you Turkey !
Hey LindseyGrahamSC - you said something about a red line?
You're lying, I'm Turkish. 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
katiecouric Guess maybe the President made a mistake.
Allow Israel to give the Golden Heights to the Kurdish people, put an umbrella over them to let them build in what was once a part of Syria, israel enemies are the kurds enemies too, show the world that Israel have compassion for the Kurds
Obama Administration would blush at such paltry civilian casualty numbers.
On the same day Trump invited Erdrogan to the White House. ImpeachTrump
Failed lie. Work harder 😉
Fakepost!!!!!! Fuckk youu
This should not be happening 👎
TurkeyJustKilledTerrorists We have thousands of Kurdish citizens in our army. We are not fighting kurds, we are fighting terrorists. Dear non-Turkish citizens of the world, please don't believe in the false media, we're just fighting the terrorist who attacked our border.
Terröristt Abd/Ypg/Pkk !
Fake news TurkeyJustKilledTerrorist
Turks are murders, just ask the Armenians.
Fake news... shame on you
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Kurds and Turks brothers. Pkk not honest. We lived in this land for hundreds of years brotherly,we will continue to live. Turkey against PKK. Because PKK is a terror organisation.
Fake news
Kurds and Turks brothers. Pkk not honest. We lived in this land for hundreds of years brotherly,we will continue to live. Turkey against PKK. Because PKK is a terror organisation.
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Please tell the truth and show the truth OperationPeaceSpring TurkeyJustKilledTerrorist
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Wonder how long has this strategy been in place? This happened to quickly for spur of a moment decision. Wonder what Donald and US is getting out of it!!
Anyone familiar with the area would know that Turkey is doing a favor for the world by killing the baby killers, the beings that have no land, the beings that live in rat holes and terrorize their surroundings aka SDF TurkeyJustKilledTerrorists
Kurds and Turks brothers. Pkk not honest. We lived in this land for hundreds of years brotherly,we will continue to live. Turkey against PKK. Because PKK is a terror organisation.
No need more fake news!
TurkeyAgaisntSDGnotKurds Kurds and Turks brothers. Pkk not honest. We lived in this land for hundreds of years brotherly,we will continue to live. Turkey against PKK. Because PKK is a terror organisation.
Lesen! Oku!
BarisPinariHarekati TurkeyJustKilledTerrorists The Turkish soldier is merciful ❤
Yes agreed Turkey only kills terrorists like Armenians and Cypriots, damn those terrorists.
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This isn't true. Turkey just killed terrorists. You have to give the right news.
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Kurds and Turks brothers. Pkk not honest. We lived in this land for hundreds of years brotherly,we will continue to live. Turkey against PKK. Because PKK is a terror organisation
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There is no war between Turkish and Kurdish people. Turkish Army Forces will carry out military operations against the PKK/SDF/YPG. This teror organizations do not represent Kurdish people.
Please read the facts
Stop pretending as if Turkey is fighting against Kurdish people, NO! This is a war against PKK/YPG etc. who are reckognized terrorist organizations since decades! Turkey will bring peace to that area, so 2m refugees can go back, nobody cares about them but we do! Turks ❤️ Kurds
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We don’t fight against Kurds,we fight against terrorist organization which have been killed many innocent people for decades in Southern of Turkey.We want to create a safety zone for state survivability and defending ourselves is our essential right! TurkeyAgainstSDFnotKurds
Kurds and Turks brothers. Pkk not honest. We lived in this land for hundreds of years brotherly,we will continue to live. Turkey against PKK. Because PKK is a terror organisation.
Turkey is not fighting against a people. It is fighting against terrorists. It is the same with fighting against ISIS
Kurds and Turks brothers. Pkk not honest. We lived in this land for hundreds of years brotherly,we will continue to live. Turkey against PKK. Because PKK is a terror organisation.
You can't understand who civil or terrorist. You must live in Middle East for see our problems in Syria
it is a fake news you should change your informant, Turkish soldiers are very watchful and they are especially gaining ground slowly not to kill any civillians
fake news
Kurds and Turks brothers. Pkk not honest. We lived in this land for hundreds of years brotherly,we will continue to live. Turkey against PKK. Because PKK is a terror organisation.
Kurds and Turks brothers. Pkk not honest. We lived in this land for hundreds of years brotherly,we will continue to live. Turkey against PKK. Because PKK is a terror organisation.
Turkish Army against terrorists! Not Kurds! Kurds and Turks brothers. Pkk not honest. We lived in this land for hundreds of years brotherly,we will continue to live. Turkey against PKK. Because PKK is a terror organisation.
the whole world will learn your false news .. Turks do not sleep.
Kurds and Turks brothers. Pkk not honest. We lived in this land for hundreds of years brotherly,we will continue to live. Turkey against PKK. Because PKK is a terror organisation.
Kurds and Turks brothers. Pkk not honest. We lived in this land for hundreds of years brotherly,we will continue to live. Turkey against PKK. Because PKK is a terror organisation.
Don't let yourselves get brain washed! We're trying to protect our borders without hurting any innocent people but showing respect meanwhile. TurkeyJustKilledTerrorists OperationPeaceSpring🇹🇷 BarışPınarıHarekatı🇹🇷
Die for Israel!
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Truth.
Sad and wrong
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Holy shit the bot spam on this story
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PKK/PYD is not just a killer but also they are lier. These news are not true. They manipulate to people like this. But you should now that, Turkish army is the most merciful military in the world. We don't hurt anybody except terrorists. TurkeyJustKilledTerrorists
On November 8, 2009, the PKK killed Serap Eser at the age of 17 BarisPinariHarekati TurkeyJustKilledTerrorists
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Must be mistaken. The ones who under attack are terrorists not civilians. Turks and Kurds are living together inside of the borders for a long time and nothing can destroy this
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Turks don't kill civilians. Turkey saved 4 million Syrians from war and spent 30 billion euros. Don't confuse us with Europe.
We will bring peace to the region for the danger and concern posed by pkk and ypg terrorist organizations on our borders. BarisPinariHarekati Turkey 🇹🇷
“Turkey has no interest in occupying Syria or changing demographics. Turkey fights against PKK and DAESH terrorists. The safe zone will provide an opportunity for refugees to return to their homes. We will continue to help Syrians without discrimination.” Ibrahim Kalin
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7 dead so far on Trumps head.
And this matters to me...why
Turkish Army never killed innocent ones in its history. BarisPinariHarekati is being conducted with due diligence and every precautions are being taken finickly. Coversely, glorious Turkish Army is making this holly operation for civilians who were dismissed from their lands.
We will destroy elements like pkk and ypg for democracy and justice. We Turks are not afraid of the United States nor the European Union, NATO
7? We are sure its lie but did you forget Assad regime’s bombing attacks or Us and Russian’s attacks. And also people who died named immigrations..
no civilians were dead, just lie , also americans kill hundreds of civilians in afghanistan by mistake ans israel in palestine
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PeaceSpringOperation Bu vesile ile Atatürk’ü görsünler. Yüzlerce kelime yerine bir foto yeter onlara Türkiyenin ve Türk ordusunun geçmişte neler yaptıgını hatırlatmaya.
Fake news.
Looking out Afrin, Cerablus and El-Bab , people who living in peace and don't want to leave home.
jenpmpr Are those guys the civillians you are talking about? 😂
Blood on their hands.
It is lie. Where is the photo of wounded people ?
Please Read the facts
Justice for all Syria OperationPeaceSpring
The fraternity was part of the human rights game. Where were the human rights when they shot us?
Sorry, but this is a lie!
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We kill only terrorists...
“Turkey has no interest in occupying Syria or changing demographics. Turkey fights against PKK and DAESH terrorists. The safe zone will provide an opportunity for refugees to return to their homes. We will continue to help Syrians without discrimination.
Read and learn
do not be afraid. we Turks never harm innocent people. The target is a terrorist organization. you are too late to worry. USA ypg terrorist organization should have worried about arming. we have no problem with our Kurdish brothers, we have problem with your suppor terrorist
Fake news
We Turks are brothers with Kurds. Flesh and nail can not be separated. We fight against terrorists not Kurds. While DAESH was killing Kurds, Turks saved 250.000 Kurdish people. 250 thousand of Syrian migrants are of Kurdish origin.
Turkey is making efforts to ensure peace and tranquility.
No! Turks only shoot terrorists who took their lives (pkk-ypg) Europe is not very knowledgeable about it ! they know everything wrong Turks never kill civilian and innocent people . everyone does the same but the Turks only killing terrorists . this is the truth 👍😊 🙌
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Not civilians. Türks only against to terrorist gruops (specificly PKK, DAESH). You are wrong.
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These people clearly didn't suffer enough.
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That's just PKK propaganda. Turkey does not target any civilians. PKK even hit a Christian neighborhood where Armenians live on purpose or by mistake while they were attacking Turkey; now, they allege the neighborhood got hit by Turkey. Pure anti-Turkey PKK propaganda.
That's why no countries trust the US.
fake news
lookner They have been fighting for 50 years and will fight for 50 more. USA has no business taking sides and fighting ANOTHER Middle East war
Trump literally said not to cross the border
Credit realDonaldTrump and for starting this war. Forget collusion, Ukraine and paying off hookers, he should be impeached for incompetence.
CyrusToulabi Innocent blood on trump's tiny hands. Blood of our allies
See already civilians caught in the crossfire of war...2019 people and it's all about power and 💰🤝🏼 just PATHETIC the world and middle east can't fucking find peace yet. It's been over 60 years of stupid USA intervention and taking sides in endless war of stupidity! RoKhanna
Too bad Trump’s words mean absolutely nothing!
realDonaldTrump LindseyGrahamSC sntmajldr How about some true 'transparency'!!!!! 45, why did you REALLY pull our troops? Stupidity? Ego? More $$ in your pocket? Blackmail? Mitch and Lindsey, what is your excuse for continuing to support 45?
sheilaaj Score: Erdogan/Trump 7 ... Kurdish civilians 0
Trump is a murderer
Somewhere over there an innocent child is a victim of all this and will grow to hate us. When the chickens come home to roost, we shouldn’t be surprised. KurdsBetrayedByTrump
Trump is earning his Istanbul Trump Towers & his Lords Putin's approval.
Turks are Well experienced with genocide. They had a lot of practice. Like on Armenians.
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Trump didnt abandon Syria, he was forced to leave. Turks vowed to fight against US troops in Syria 3 days ago. He made this decision to refrain a clash with Turkey.
Trump needs to be held accountable for these and future deaths of innocents!😡
Well, since the US, is betraying it's allies. i guess I better start writing my Canadian leaders. This is heartbreaking.
realDonaldTrump is willing to sacrifice our allies in order to protect his crime family’s business interests in Turkey! ImpeachTrump AnyoneButTrump2020
USA has blood in its hands. Tricked Kurds to help fight against ISIS and instead stabbed them in the back. Left them alone in the battlefield. Is that American exceptionalism?
So why are we letting Turkey invade Syria?
Hey realDonaldTrump Your actions are now killing innocent Syrian civilians. Was that part of a campaign promise too? Or just collateral damage....
Nice photo.
bencnn Fake news always
Impeachment Will Save the World! ImpeachmentWillSavetheWorld
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Congrats, SenateGOP .
Let em fight their own battles.
wakeup world
not nice.
You shamelessly lie
Did any of you care when Obama let 10s of thousands christians get slaughtered in Syria ... no ? Well free to enlist .. if not sit down . America is done fighting useless wars
A hahahah pkk ypg terrorist propoganda at best! I have seen this movie before! 😂😂😂
They watched Kobane in the past be under siege by ISIS and did nothing. WE can expect them to purge that city soon. Turkey was needed tow or three years ago to do any good. Now they will enable Iran and ISIS ensuring more instability and death.
This is so heartbreaking TrumpGenocide GopGenocide
Have you confirmed civilian casualties? YPG counts their militia fighters also as civilians. We are familiar with their lies.
This is on you thumper trump. You have no shame!
War. Great. Not
Now Trump is both a traitor and a war criminal.
All these replies of outrage, where was the outrage of Bashar killing his own people? Turkey is the only country trying to set up a safe zone for Syrians to not have to live in constant fear.
This is on Trump and the Republicans. Stop him. Impeach UnfitForOffice Syria
Civil ? What is civil ? civilians with kalashnikovs in their hands ?
realDonaldTrump Their deaths are on you.
So the death toll caused by Trump in Syria is now 7. KurdsBetrayedByTrump
Is this DontheCon’s plan to distract from impeachment news? Is he now going to retaliate? Wagging the dog, I see🤔
AP your are just liar
The blood of 'brothers in arms' who sacrificed so much.
realDonaldTrump please wreck their economy now
He can’t care less about any of this.
Worst trump foreign policy in his term
Good we’ve (US) been there long enough. Endless BS. Turks are best suited to fight their borderwar. Good luck. We hope they win and refugees can go back home. Dem bots will want to whine about peaceful exit..go figure
Why?
Not 'Kurdish'. They're YPG/SDF terrorists. They've killed 7000 'civilians' in Turkey since 1984.
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Look at all the “we hate war” people all of a sudden pissed off because “we aren’t going to war”. Haha. Y’all want Trump to destroy Turkey now? You wanted our troops on the Syrian border? What happened to “the US isn’t the world police?” TrUMpsFaULt
Way to go realDonaldTrump...pulled out and now our Allies are being killed...success
Sure takes trump’s crimes off the news
realDonaldTrump effectively murdered those people.
I doubt they are accurately reporting deaths.
Pirate invasion by Erdogan Passa
The PKK is a terrorist organization and violates the fundamental human right, the right to life.
didn't the white house statement they promised not to kill civilians?
Can’t believe the Republican Party let rrealDonald give up the Kurds so cowardly.... so much for America being “Leader of the Free World”
Fake news ? Why would any organized army target civillians on purpose
Damn innocent people being killed all due from a Moron’s decision.
fucked up if true
How are they going to explain genocide this time?
Trump's place in he just got 7 degrees hotter.
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Kurdish officials DO NOT SAY TRUE! They are LİARS!!! 🇹🇷
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