Erdogan says discussed Syria safe zone with Trump
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, January 15, that he had discussed a safe zone which Turkey would set up in Syria, during a phone call with US President Donald Trump.
The Turkish president called the phone call as positive, Reuters reported.
Monday’s call came after Trump, who has announced a US troop withdrawal from northeast Syria, threatened Turkey with economic devastation if Turkish forces attacked US-backed Kurdish fighters there.
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