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Majority of Americans support measures against Turkey for Syria offensive


 Nov 26 2019 06:28 Gmt+3

Last Updated On: Nov 26 2019 06:36 Gmt+3









An overwhelming majority of U.S. citizens favour some kind of punishment against Turkey for its latest attack in northeast Syria, ABC News said on Tuesday, citing a survey by the non-profit Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.

"According to the survey, 72% of Americans said they support sanctions against Turkey for its attacks on Kurdish forces, while 60% favor military support to defend them -- a red line the Trump administration has made clear it was not going to cross against Turkey, a NATO ally," ABC news said.

Turkey's operation in northeast Syria, targeting U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces, came after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Oct. 6.
Many, including some of Trump's closest allies, say the U.S. President effectively gave Turkey the green light for a long-planned operation against Kurdish militia.

Turkey sees the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and its affiliates, which form the backbone of U.S.-led fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), as offshoots of outlawed Kurdish militias fighting for Kurdish self-rule on Turkish soil.



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