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“Will Devastate Turkey Economically If They Hit Kurds”, Warns Trump Amid Pullout Of US Troops From Syria
United States President Donald Trump (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
United States President Donald Trump on Sunday (13 January) threatened to “devastate” Turkey economically if it attacks Kurdish forces in Syria after American forces’ withdrawal from the war-torn country. Trump also asked the Kurds to not provoke Turkey, The Tribune has reported.
The pullout of the US forces began last week after President Trump made an announcement last month to withdraw 2,000 American troops from Syria. The withdrawal of US troops has left America’s Kurdish allies vulnerable to an attack from Turkey which views them as terrorists aligned with Turkish insurgents.
US President also warned Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) of attacks from nearby military bases if the terrorist organisation regained momentum.
The tweet comes in the wake of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hitting out at US National Security Advisor John Bolton for saying that US Withdrawal was possible only if Turkey pledges not to attack American-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria after the pullout of the troops.
“Bolton made a serious mistake. If he thinks that way, he is in a big mistake. We will not compromise,” Erdogan was quoted in the report as saying.
However, not wanting to be seen as overly tough on Turkey, which allied with US against the ISIS, President Trump also asked Kurdish forces to not “provoke” Ankara.
Trump also said that Iran, Russia and Syria have been the biggest beneficiaries of US policy of destroying ISIS in Syria and it is time for America to pullout its troops.
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