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US President Donald Trump warned Sunday (13) that he would "economically burn" Turkey if the country attacked the Kurds, who also warned it not to provoke the Turkish government.
"We will attack Turkey economically if they attack the Kurds," Trump writes in a message on his Twitter account, adding that "I do not want the Kurds to provoke Turkey either".
The US president also said that the withdrawal of American troops had begun in Syria, while attacking "forcefully the small territorial caliphate remaining" of the Islamic State (IS) group.
Withdrawal of Syrian Soldiers
US soldiers patrol an area during a joint action in Manbij, New York, United States. [1] [2]
The United States began Saturday the procedures for the withdrawal of its 2,000 soldiers from the Arab country.
Trump also baderted in Syria on November 1, 2018. His message that Russia, Iran, and Syria "were the biggest beneficiaries of US long-term policy of destroying the country." Employment Insurance in Syria, "he admitted," we also benefit, but now is the time to bring our troops. " 19659010] US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had said several hours ago that he was "optimistic" about the possibility of a "good result" for the conflict between Turkey and the Kurdish militias Syrian.
At a round table in Abu Dhabi with accompanying journalists during his tour of the Middle East, Pompeo acknowledged Sunday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had "the right" to "defend his country of terrorists ". but stressed that the Protection Units of the Kurdish Syrian People (YPG) "are not terrorists" and "deserve to be protected".
"There are still a lot of details to be solved, but I am convinced that we can achieve a good result," he said.
Erdogan announced in December that he planned to launch an offensive in northern Syria against the YPG, a group he considers to be terrorist because of his links with the Kurdish guerrillas, the Party of workers of Kurdistan (PKK).
The United States, for its part, is the YPG's main ally in their offensive against the EI.
The withdrawal of US troops has not been well received by Kurdish militias, who believe that the EI has not been totally defeated and also fear being left defenseless against the threats of Turkey.
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