US to let Turkish forces move into Syria, dumping Kurdish allies
by Julian Borger in Washington and Bethan McKernan in from World news | The Guardian on (#4RZNZ)
White House reveals policy shift following conversation between Trump and ErdoAan
The White House has given the green light to a Turkish offensive into northern Syria, moving US forces out of the area in an abrupt foreign policy change that will in effect abandon the Kurds, Washington's longtime military partner.
Kurdish forces have spearheaded the campaign against Islamic State in the region, but the policy swerve, after a phone conversation between Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip ErdoAan on Sunday, means Turkey would take custody of captured Isis fighters, the White House said.
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