Turkey-US ties under strain as Syria offensive expands

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MENEKSE TOKYAY

Fri, 2019-10-18 05:48

ANKARA: US Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Ankara on Thursday to pressure Turkey into a cease-fire in northeastern Syria.

Their visit follows US President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw troops from Syria, and Turkey’s launch of a military operation in the country’s northeast. 

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