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January 9, 2019

Turkey: Pres. Erdogan Blasts U.S. Changes in Syria Withdrawal Plan
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In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned recent remarks by
national security adviser John Bolton in which Bolton said Turkey should
protect Syrian Kurdish fighters as a condition for U.S. troop withdrawal
from Syria. Turkey considers the Syrian Kurdish fighters to be part of a
terrorist group. Erdogan, after apparently refusing to meet directly
with Bolton during his Turkey trip, said he had agreed with President
Trump that the U.S. would withdraw quickly, while Turkish forces would
counter the remaining threat of ISIS on the ground. Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo is in Iraq today for a surprise visit to discuss the Syria
withdrawal.


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