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National security adviser "very concerned" about possible war crimes in Syria during Turkish offensi
National security adviser "very concerned" about possible war crimes in Syria during Turkish offensive
Turkey's Islamist proxy forces executing Kurdish civilians
Certainly. Just like Ankara is investigating the Armenian Genocide.
The transactional Trump doesn't care a whit about civilian executions and ethnic cleansing, but exclusively about Turkey's purchase of Russian weapons systems.
Related: https://www.debatepolitics.com/middle-east/374459-filled-hatred-and-lust-blood.html
National security adviser "very concerned" about possible war crimes in Syria during Turkish offensive
Turkey's Islamist proxy forces executing Kurdish civilians
11/10/19
Washington — As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepares to visit Washington for a White House meeting Wednesday, President Trump's national security adviser said he's "very concerned" about reports of potential war crimes in Syria in the wake of the Turkish-led invasion of territory formerly held by U.S.-allied Kurdish forces. "We're very concerned about those issues, the war crimes issues," National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said on "Face the Nation" Sunday. "We're watching them. We're monitoring it very closely. There is no place for genocide, for ethnic cleansing, for war crimes in the 21st century. The U.S. won't stand by for it, and we've made that position very clear to the Turks." Democrats and Republican alike warned Mr. Trump that an American draw-down from the region would effectively sanction a Turkish slaughter of Kurdish groups, which were instrumental in U.S. efforts to eradicate the territorial ISIS caliphate.
Reports quickly emerged of possible atrocities committed by Turkish-backed militias. Since the incursion, an uneasy ceasefire has stopped large-scale fighting, with the Turks controlling some of the land they seized, and Russian and Syrian forces jointly patrolling other previously Kurdish-held territory. O'Brien said Sunday that he has seen "very disturbing" reports since the Turkish-led invasion, but maintained that the Turkish government has assured the Trump administration that it is investigating them.
Certainly. Just like Ankara is investigating the Armenian Genocide.
The transactional Trump doesn't care a whit about civilian executions and ethnic cleansing, but exclusively about Turkey's purchase of Russian weapons systems.
Related: https://www.debatepolitics.com/middle-east/374459-filled-hatred-and-lust-blood.html