Trump Lifts Sanctions on Turkey.
After lifting the sanctions imposed
on the country following its
military actions in Syria, President
Trump declared a "big success.".
Big success on the Turkey/Syria Border. Safe Zone created! Ceasefire has held and combat missions have ended. Kurds are safe and have worked very nicely with us. Captured ISIS prisoners secured, President Trump, via Twitter.
Trump has received criticism for
his order to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
Critics scoffed at his characterization
of the situation as a "big success.".
In a White House speech following the
announcement, Trump touted that
Turkey's five-day cease-fire in Syria
had lasted "beyond most expectations.".
Russia and Iran are
both thought to have gained
footing in Syria since Trump's
withdrawal order from the war-torn nation. .
Trump's top envoy to Syria
has already expressed concerns
that Turkey has committed war
crimes against Kurdish forces.
We handed (the Kurdish fighters) over to be slaughtered … with no warning and for no good reason. How could the United States do something so disgraceful, Rep. Eliot Engel, (D-N.Y.) House Foreign Affairs Committee, via 'USA Today'.
Russia and Turkey have brokered
a deal to joint control of a strategic
strip of land across the Turkish and Syrian border