Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Trump warns Erdogan to avoid clash between U.S., Turkish forces

Trump warns Erdogan to avoid clash between U.S., Turkish forces

Idrees Ali, Arshad Mohammed 5

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump urged Turkey to curtail its military operation in northern Syria and warned it not to bring U.S. and Turkish forces into conflict on Wednesday but analysts said he has little leverage to halt its NATO ally’s offensive there.

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