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Donald Trump said Monday that as U.S. troops withdraw from Syria, he has put the fate of America's former Kurdish allies in the hands of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose regime he called 'our enemy' in the same breath. And he announced that his administration aims to punish Turkey's incursion into Syria by canceling a $100 billion trade agreement, hiking import tariffs on Turkish steel, and readying economic sanctions against anyone in Erdoğan's government who threatens 'peace, security, or stability' in Syria. Turkey is a NATO ally. It's also the aggressor whose military incursion both the Syrian army and the Kurds are trying to push back. And sitting on an air base 250 miles inside Turkey, which the U.S. has shared since the mid-1950s, are about 50 American tactical nuclear weapons. A senior U.S. official told The New York Times on Monday that the weapons, though under American control, have effectively become Erdoğan's hostages. Leaving them there could become a … [Read more...] about BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump says the Kurds are Assad’s problem now and ANYONE is welcome to help protect them as he invites Russia, China and ‘Napoleon Bonaparte’ to step up – while revealing sanctions on Turkey

Middle East 15 October 2019 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-50050264 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel The US has sanctioned two Turkish ministries and three senior government officials in response to the country's military … [Read more...] about Turkey-Syria offensive: US sanctions Turkish ministries

Donald Trump spoke directly to the Turkish president, Tayyip Erdoğan, on Monday to demand an immediate ceasefire in Syria while announcing a series of punishments for Ankara that critics saw as an attempt to save face. The US president’s conversation with Erdoğan was revealed by the vice-president, Mike Pence, who said he would soon be travelling to the Middle East. “The United States of America did not give a green light for Turkey to invade Syria,” Pence insisted to reporters at the White House. But Trump’s announcement just over a week ago that he was withdrawing US troops, who had served as an effective buffer against Turkish invasion, has been widely viewed as a historic foreign policy blunder and provoked an extraordinary backlash even from Republicans. As the situation in northern Syria spiralled out of control, and the White House scrambled to catch up, the president said he had issued an executive order to impose sanctions on current and … [Read more...] about Trump asks Turkey for ceasefire and calls for sanctions as violence escalates

The US Congress will press ahead with a broad package of sanctions on Turkey, including cutting military support, after measures announced by the Trump administration were dismissed as ineffective, Senate officials have confirmed. Republican senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Chris van Hollen are expected to launch a bipartisan bill on Tuesday aimed at forcing Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to halt his military campaign in northeastern Turkey, amid reports of widespread human rights abuses and the release of Isis militants who had been detained there. The Senate bill would restrictive measures on Turkey’s political leadership and Turkey’s domestic energy sector. It would also prohibit US military support to Turkey, a Nato ally. Donald Trump, widely blamed even by normally loyal supporters for giving a green light to the Turkish invasion, had sought to head off congressional sanctions and regain the initiative with executive order on Monday. His order imposed a … [Read more...] about Congress to launch sanctions on Turkey as Trump measures deemed ineffective

Turkey's President Erdogan has vowed to press ahead with his attack on northern Syria in defiance of American demands for a ceasefire.  'We will never declare a ceasefire,' Erdogan declared on the eighth day of the invasion on Wednesday, adding: 'They are pressuring us to stop the operation. They are announcing sanctions. Our goal is clear. We are not worried about sanctions.' America has been scrambling to regain the initiative after Donald Trump unexpectedly agreed to withdraw US troops from Syria during a phone call with Erdogan, and hand over control of regional security to Turkey. That prompted Erdogan to attack Kurdish militias which he views as terrorists, before Washington levelled sanctions and called for an end to the violence. Turkish President Erdogan has vowed to push ahead with his assault on northern Syria, defying US sanctions and calls from Washington for a ceasefire Turkey's attack, which began after Donald Trump agreed to withdraw US troops from the region, … [Read more...] about Erdogan dismisses Trump’s economic threats and vows ‘we will NEVER declare a ceasefire – we are not worried about any sanctions’ as Turkey presses ahead with its Syria incursion