Published 07:45 IST, October 9th 2019

Donald Trump: 'We are not abandoning Kurds, helping them financially'

The Trump administration started withdrawing its troops from the border between Turkey & Syria after Turkey threatened military air & ground operation in Syria

Reported by: Manjiri Chitre
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday stated that even though his troops are in process of withdrawing mselves from rastern part of Syria, it is t abandoning Kurds in Syria. He furr stated that ministration is helping Kurds financially and with weapons. Trump ministration started withdrawing its troops from border between Turkey and Syria after Turkey threatened military air and ground operation in Syria. 

 

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US withdraws troops from Syria's border

United States started withdrawing its troops from Syria's borders with Turkey after White House me anuncement on Sunday. According to reports, decision was me just after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated, Ankara would kick-off a military air and ground operation in Syria in next few days. Furr reports suggest that Trump ministration wanted to wash its hands off  explosive situation between Turkish military and US-allied Kurdish forces. According to reports, currently, over 1,000 troops h been deployed in rastern Syria, where y work with Kurdish YGP.

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Nikki Haley slams Trump ministration

Just after White House anunced its decision to withdraw US troops from Syria's border, Trump's former envoy to United Nations, Indian-American Nikki Haley slammed Trump ministration on Twitter. According to her, Kurd forces were most important during fight against ISIS in Syria. Along with this, according to reports, Senator Bob Menendez, Ranking Member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee, alleged that Trump ministration has upended longstanding policy with an impulsive, politically-driven decision that will sacrifice long-term US national security interests.

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Trump threatens to destroy Turkey's ecomy

President Donald Trump on October 7 threatened to destroy and obliterate Turkey's ecomy if nation decides to take any "off-limits" actions, following Trump's decision to withdraw American forces from rastern Syria. US President took to Twitter and urged Turkey as well as or nations to look at  captured Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters and ir families. 

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