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Monday, December 16, 2024
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Monday, December 16, 2024
Trump says rebel victory in Syria an ‘unfriendly takeover’ by Turkey
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US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, December 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
US President-elect Donald Trump characterizes the rebel ouster of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad by Ankara-backed rebels as an “unfriendly takeover” by US ally Turkey, as he addressed the conflict at a news conference.
“I think Turkey is very smart… Turkey did an unfriendly takeover, without a lot of lives being lost. I can say that Assad was a butcher, what he did to children,” Trump tells reporters at his residence in Florida.
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