President Trump warned Turkey it would face economic sanctions if it does not protect religious minorities Syria while it conducts military operations there.. The earlier this week to withdraw American troops from Syria, thereby opening the region to invasion by Turkey, was met..…

Syria James Jeffrey, tapped by Trump administration to work with Turkey on Syria policy, was in 2018 that SDF would have to work with Syrian government and that United States had no permanent relationships with substate entities... ..…

Smoke billows out after Turkish shelling on the Syrian town of Ras al Ain, as seen from the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar, in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 13, 2019. ... In a meeting with conservative Christian activists late on Saturday, Trump - who has come under withering..…

Turkey launched its military operation against Kurdish militias in Northeast Syria on Wednesday, following US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops stationed in the region. Many countries – including Turkey’s own NATO allies – have harshly criticized..…

Turkey launched its military offensive dubbed 'Operation Peace Spring' on Wednesday, several days after US President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly discussed the issue in a phone call. ..…

President Donald Trump withdrew some U.S. troops from the border region. ... “Let them have their borders, but I don’t think our soldiers should be there for the next 50 years guarding a border between Turkey and Syria when we can’t guard our own borders at home,” Trump..…

Turkey says the YPG is a terrorist group aligned with Kurdish militants in Turkey. . ... “Let them have their borders, but I don’t think our soldiers should be there for the next 50 years guarding a border between Turkey and Syria when we can’t guard our own borders at home,”..…

The invasion ordered by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, which came after a green light from President Trump, is aimed at uprooting the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led militia that has been a key partner in the fight against the Islamic State. ... “The Kurds and..…

US, EU threaten to impose sanctions against Turkey . On Friday, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that American President Donald Trump had ordered US officials to draft “very significant” new sanctions against Turkey and its leaders over the military operation, adding..…

Trump acquiesced to the idea on Sunday. . To prepare for the incursion, Turkey supported groups of predominantly Arab fighters in Syria who also oppose the S.D.F. ..…