ISTANBUL/BEIRUT - Turkey intensified its air and artillery strikes in northeast Syria on Friday in an offensive against Kurdish militia that has raised the prospect of a humanitarian disaster and questions about U.S. President Donald Trump’s policy in the region.
Turkey opened its offensive after Trump spoke by phone on Sunday with Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan and withdrew U.S. troops who had been fighting alongside Kurdish forces. The Pentagon stressed the need for Turkey to avoid doing anything to endanger U.S. forces inside Syria, who numbered about 1,000 before the incursion.
U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Trump had made the right decision to move U.S. soldiers out of harm’s way. “Turkey is fighting with terrorist organizations that create a threat to its national security,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement in response to the sanctions threat. “No one should doubt that we will retaliate ... to any step that will be taken against this.”
Members of Syrian National Army, known as Free Syrian Army, drive in an armored vehicle in the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Murad SezerOn Friday, Turkish warplanes and artillery struck around Syria’s Ras al Ain, one of two border towns that have been the focus of the offensive, now in its third day.Hundreds of kilometers further east along the frontier, a car bomb blew up outside a restaurant in Qamishli.
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militia? Most pics we see are dead children and women. What the fuck is wrong with Reuters, always on the offenders side?
Is that even footage of Kurds or Syria?
I know it doesnt mean much but not all americans approve of this. I personally value the sacrifices the Kurdish have made for our freedom while they are a continent away.
If we had any stones left, we would tell the Turks to cut the crap or face the music. But rump has really screwed the pooch, because he can't very well attack a NATO ally...not that we have many left...
We have a humanitarian catastrophe at our own border with Mexico, y'all don't think children separated from family and put in cages is bad? hypocrisy
Obviously the United Nations is a vaca seca 🐂🐂
I am not sure why this is not getting more coverage
And their 200 year old war continues
Right, because there wasn’t already one shaddupEU
Today those countries who are providing almost 100 % of the guns which are used by the people to kill each other in that region,are blaming a country which took 4 million people and taking care of those lifes in its own land. Surprisingly their public cant see this. Fair world!
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Why are you not calling them the 'Free Syrian Army' anymore? isn't that what you were calling them 8yrs ago when you started the war ?
10k martyrs were given turkey for 30years. What would you do if the US armed the terrorists at the border with the European Union?you do false news with fake videos.we don't want terrorists on our borders. we will not receive instructions from anyone against our external threats.
except warning and selling guns, EU is good for what?
This is the Democrats war!!
Turkey couldn't give a toss just murder them quick using others troops.
Turkey is a member of NATO. What is NATO doing about this! What is the EU and surrounding countries doing about this? What in heaven’s name is the UN doing about this?
Let the EU send troops in if they are so concerned.
Lan kerkenezler, why don't you never mention about innocent civilizians who were killed by PKK/YPG?
Don't just sit there, do something. 1) Sign the petition 2) Add your representatives twitter handles to a comment and RETWEET, all your reps. Two senators in each state and also house members 3) Share the petition with your friends on other social media
Classic REuters ignorance. Kurds are not under attack, just a couple of terrorist scums (pawns of US in other words) hived in Northern Syria is about to be cleaned, that's it. Kurds who escaped from the brutality of war, are living in peace in Turkey.
Thanks to trump !!!!!
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Jesus Christ. Turkey fighting againts terror, not the world. Dont you got any work to do? If dont, help us to beating them.
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Despicable and disgusting
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pkk terrorists will say ...
The first Bush did this. Then Obama did it. Now Trump has done it.
Democrats wants to deploy USA troops!!
terrorists are sinking, Turkish army is bombing🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🔥🔥🔥
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