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‘Tough love’ with Turkey got Syria ceasefire done – Trump
US President Donald Trump hailed the news that Turkey agreed to halt its operation in Syria pending the withdrawal of Kurdish militia from the ‘safe zone’ along the border, crediting his “tough love” approach for the breakthrough.
“This deal could NEVER have been made 3 days ago. There needed to be some ‘tough’ love in order to get it done,” Trump tweeted on Thursday, adding he was “proud of all” involved.
This deal could NEVER have been made 3 days ago. There needed to be some “tough” love in order to get it done. Great for everybody. Proud of all!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2019
Moments earlier, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that Ankara had agreed to a 120-hour ceasefire, and to stop its ‘Operation Peace Spring’ entirely if the US-allied Kurdish militias completed their withdrawal beyond a 20-kilometer “safe zone” along the Turkey-Syria border.
Also on rt.com Turkey to halt military operation against Kurds in N. Syria, ceasefire will last for 120 hours – US VP Pence
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