[Washington / Beirut / Ankara 14th Reuters]-US President Trump talked with President Erdogan in Turkey on the 14th, calling for an immediate stop of military invasion in northern Syria.
US Vice President Pence revealed to reporters. “The United States will not tolerate a further invasion of Turkey into Syria,” said Mr. Pence.
Trump also announced economic sanctions on Turkey.
In addition to raising the additional tariff on steel that was just reduced six months ago to 50%, it announced that it would immediately suspend trade negotiations with Turkey. The company also announced that it would soon issue a presidential decree targeting sanctioned Turkish government officials who are suspected of being involved in human rights violations.
Meanwhile, Democrat Pelosi, the President of the Democratic Party, immediately criticized that Mr. Trump's series of sanctions against Turkey were insufficient to resolve the humanitarian crisis.
Syria's Assad regime army, backed by Russia, immediately used the opportunity to withdraw the US army, and in the southern Turkish border, where the Kurdish forces effectively controlled within 24 hours of the announcement of the withdrawal of the US army. Made a foray.
Kurdish forces who have cooperated with the United States in the extermination of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group explained that cooperation with the Syrian administration was an urgent measure to combat Turkey's attacks.
The Syrian regime army gains a foothold in the area that it had not been able to seize by advancing to the north, so it can be said that it is a victory for President Assad and Russia who supports the Assad regime in the civil war. According to the Syrian state media, the administration army advanced to Manbiju, a city near the Turkish border, where the Kurdish armed forces effectively controlled. The army was also deployed in several strategic cities along the main road that run 30 km east-west on the south side of the border.
<U.S. Withdrawal>
The US government announced on the 13th that it would withdraw all approximately 1,000 US troops stationed in northern Syria.
President Trump said that the US military stayed at the base in Tanff, southern Syria, and continued to work on the “interference of the remnants”.
US Republican Senator McConnell, known as Trump's supporter, joined the president's criticism of Syria policy, and the withdrawal of the US military led to the reconstruction of the IS, creating a “blank of power” and expanding the influence of Iran and Russia. Forgive me and expressed concern.
The US officials revealed on the 14th that the diplomatic team that helped stabilize the area that was recaptured from the IS has already withdrawn. The US military is still in the field, but it is said that the early withdrawal has begun. Two other US officials told Reuters that most of the withdrawal of US troops could be completed within a few days.
<Cooperation with the administration forces is "emergency measures"
Kurdish officials said, “After the United States abandoned the region and allowed Turkey to attack, we were forced to seek other options. The discussion between Syria and Russia to stop the Turkish attack That was the result. "
In addition, the agreement with the Assad regime army is a “military provisional arrangement” and the political aspects will be discussed in the future.
Another Kurdish politician called the agreement with the Syrian government an "emergency measure" and said, "It is now a priority to protect border security from the Turkish threat."
Mr. Trump is aiming to get out of the “endless war” in the Middle East. He wrote on Twitter, "I don't care if anyone who wants to help Syria to protect the Kurds, whether it's Russia, China, or Napoleon. The United States is 7,000 miles away."
<Turkey and Russia deny concerns of conflict>
Turkey's President Erdogan declared in his speech in Azerbaijan that he visited, "I am determined to continue the operation until the end." He indicated that the possibility of a collision with Russia could be avoided.
A Russian government spokesman, Peskov, denied the possibility of a conflict with Turkey and said, “I don't want to think about such a scenario.”
