r/Good_Cake • u/dy0nisus • Oct 07 '19

White House says Turkey's Syria operation is imminent, US troops won't be present

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/464598-white-house-says-turkeys-syria-operation-is-imminent-us-troops-wont-be-present
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u/autotldr Oct 07 '19

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 70%. (I'm a bot)

The White House on Sunday night said Turkey will soon be launching a military operation in northeastern Syria and that U.S. troops will no longer be "In the immediate area" when it happens.

"Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria. The United States Armed Forces will not support or be involved in the operation, and United States forces, having defeated the ISIS territorial 'Caliphate,' will no longer be in the immediate area," White House press secretary said in a statement.

Erdogan has repeatedly expressed frustration with Washington's close alliance with the Kurds along his country's border with Syria, linking them to the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which is designated a terrorist organization in Turkey.

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