Trump orders Turkey sanctions; US scrambles for Syria exit
Targeting Turkey's economy, President Donald Trump announced sanctions Monday aimed at restraining the Turks' assault against Kurdish fighters and civilians in Syria -- an assault Turkey began after Trump announced he was moving US troops out of the way. Meanwhile, the Americans were scrambling for Syria's exits, a move criticized at home and abroad as opening the door to a resurgence of the Islamic State fighters who were the reason US forces came in the first place. The Turks began attacks in Syria last week against Syrian Kurdish fighters... Читать дальше...