If Turkey monitored that zone, many Kurds and Christians in the region say it would put them in danger.
Trump also warned the Kurds not to provoke Turkey and raised the idea of a twenty-mile safe zone along the Turkish-Syrian border. It took down a caliphate …we'll work with the Turks to make sure how there is security for them as well and that the Kurdish people inside Syria are indeed protected," said Pompeo The work that the Kurdish forces did with us alongside in Syria has been important. Last week US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told CBN News the US will try and meet the needs of the Turks and Kurds. Late Monday, Trump spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about cooperating with Turkey during the pullout of US troops. The Kurds have been allies of the US in the fight against ISIS but Turkey sees these same Kurdish fighters as terrorists and allies with a Kurdish group inside Turkey called the PKK, a designated Turkish terror group that has been fighting Turkey for decades. What can be described in one word provocation, Zakharova said. That helped push the Turkish Lira to a record low last August. Last year he imposed sanctions on Turkey after it failed to release imprisoned pastor Andrew Brunson. It's not the first time Trump has affected the Turkish economy. Therefore, you cannot achieve anything by threatening Turkey economically," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.Īfter Trump's threat, the Turkish Lira fell 1.6 percent in value. "We have said many times that we are not afraid of any threat and we won't be deterred by any threat. He warned the US would "devastate Turkey economically if they hit the Kurds."
President Trump fired a salvo on Twitter to Turkey. This game makes me get on my iPad every day (like I need an excuse). Scrabble on Steroids Absolutely loving this game. It adds a whole new twist to the same ol' Scrabble-type game. It is the latest development following Trump's announcement that US troops will be getting out of Syria. War of Words is so much more fun and as addictive as Words With Friends. On Monday, a war of words erupted between President Donald Trump and Turkish officials after Trump threatened economic sanctions against Turkey if they attack the Kurds.
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