"Plenty of Turks" have died as a result of conflicts on Turkey's borders, US President Donald Trump said in defence of his decision to withdraw US forces from Syria."You have to look at it both ways," Trump told reporters as he convened with top officials at the White House. "We’re having very good news coming out. The ceasefire’s holding."Trump said he does not think "it's going to be necessary" to leave a residual force in northeast Syria, saying "I don't want to leave any troops there." But he acknowledged that Jordan and Israel have requested some US troops remain in a part of the country near the countries.Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House at a meeting of his Cabinet also said that the United States never gave a commitment to the YPG/PKK to stay in the region to protect them for the rest of their lives.
Turkish, Russian presidents to discuss Syria in Moscow meeting
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a one-day working visit to Russia's coastal city of Sochi to discuss Syria with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.Amid the operation, Ankara is also keeping its high-level contacts with Russia and Iran which are trying to find a solution to the Syrian conflict.Turkey, Russia, and Iran are guarantor countries which brokered a ceasefire in Syria in December 2016, leading to the Astana talks, which are running parallel to the UN-led Geneva talks.
Keeping some troops in north Syria under discussion - Esper
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that keeping some troops in parts of northeastern Syria near oilfields with YPG-led to ensure that the oil did not fall into the hand of Daesh or others was one of the options that was being discussed.Speaking with reporters during a trip to Afghanistan, Esper said that, while the withdrawal from northeastern Syria was underway, some troops were still with the YPG/PKK near oilfields and there had been discussions about keeping some of them there."I've made no decision with regard to various options. Those are things that we would have to present to the president in due course," Esper said.
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