Turkey has launched a military operation in northern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday, days after the Trump administration announced it would pull U.S. troops away from the area.
"Turkish Armed Forces together with the Syrian National Army against PKK / YPG and Deash terrorist organizations in northern Syria #BarışPınarıHarekatı has started," Erdogan wrote on Twitter, according to that site's translation feature. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during his party's parliamentary group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara on January 8, 2019.
"Our aim is to destroy the terror corridor which is trying to be established on our southern border and to bring peace and peace to the region," Erdogan tweeted.less than a week after Trump spoke with Erdogan on the phone . After the call, the White House announced that "Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria" and "United States forces, having defeated the ISIS territorial 'Caliphate,' will no longer be in the immediate area."Trending Now
get our troops out NOW!!!!!!! good move realDonaldTrump screw the war hawks!!!!
realDonaldTrump sanction Turkey. Syria 🇸🇾 has suffered enough war. LindseyGrahamSC sanction Turkey 🇹🇷 SenJohnThune stand up to Turkey.
Should be a lesson to anyone that thinks the US is a friend.
Kurds do America’s dirty work, fight ISIS and give their lives for the cause. Trump abandons Kurds which is what Trump does - he abandons allies and kisses up to dictators. And now Trump will allow Turkey to slaughter America’s ally, the Kurds.
Fuck Trump! His betrayal is as much a betrayal of us and our ideals as it is of the Kurds. This is ALL TO DISTRACT AWAY FROM HIS IMPEACHMENT. We knew he’d do something.
I never thought I'd see the left so happy for war.
Blood on our hands
Epic betrayal by donald trump. he will forever have blood on his hands