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Kurdish demonstrators hurl rocks at a Turkish military vehicle on Nov. 8.
Photographer: Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated Turkish troops are being “pressured” by a Kurdish military that’s imagined to have withdrawn from a strip of territory in northern Syria, as he ruled out doing away with his forces from the region while different foreign powers continue to be lively.
Erdogan’s remarks to reporters, carried by means of national media retailers which include NTV, got here days earlier than his deliberate ride to Washington, wherein he’s expected to satisfy Donald Trump. Below are highlights of the issues Erdogan raised beforehand of his U.S. Visit.
- Members of the Kurdish YPG, which Turkey considers a terrorist group, haven't begun to withdraw from regions near Turkey’s border and preserve to assault Turkish forces or allied Syrian warring parties.
- Turkey’s suspension from the joint software to provide the advanced F-35 fighter jet and Ankara’s purchase of Russian missiles, which caused the penalty, will pinnacle his schedule inside the U.S.
- Ankara expects overseas contributions to its venture to create a secure sector in Syrian territory under its manage, wherein refugees can be resettled.
- Another problem Turkey desires to talk about is Halkbank, which is facing costs within the U.S. After a former executive of the lender becomes convicted for evading Iran sanctions.
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