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Sunday, December 23, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Turkey masses troops near Kurdish-held Syrian town
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Syrian war monitor and Turkish media say Turkey is massing troops near a town in northern Syria held by a US-backed and Kurdish-led force.
Turkey says it will delay a promised offensive in Syria following US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to dislodge the Kurdish fighters, who Turkey views as an extension of the insurgency within its borders. The US had partnered with the Syrian Kurdish militia to drive out the Islamic State group.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the reinforcements were sent to the front line with Manbij, where US troops have been based. The Turkish IHA news agency reports that a convoy of Turkish troops was sent into Syria overnight.
— AP
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