Trump threatens to 'devastate Turkey economically' if it attacks Kurds in Syria
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 | Tag Cloud Tags: caliphate, ISIS, NATO, News, sanctions, Syria, Trump, Turkey, Twitter, Worthy News
(Worthy News) - President Donald Trump threatened Turkey with devastating sanctions if America's NATO ally attacked Kurds following a U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria.
"Starting the long overdue pullout from Syria while hitting the little remaining ISIS territorial caliphate hard, and from many directions," Trump said on Twitter late Sunday. "Will attack again from existing nearby base if it reforms. Will devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds. Create 20 mile safe zone...."
"...Likewise, do not want the Kurds to provoke Turkey," the president added in another tweet. [ Source: CNBC (Read More...) ]
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