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Defense Secretary Esper has sharp words for Turkey over Syria invasion – Fox News, Fox News

Defense Secretary Esper has sharp words for Turkey over Syria invasion – Fox News, Fox News


BRUSSELS – U.S.Defense SecretaryMark Esper is lashing out atTurkeyfor its military assault on Syrian Kurdish fighters across the border intoSyria.

His remarks in Brussels Thursday came after spending four tumultuous days engulfed in the chaotic ramifications of the withdrawal of US

TURKEY, RUSSIA ANNOUNCE JOINT PATROLS ALONG SYRIA BORDER IN LATEST MOVE AGAINST KURDS

Esper says Turkey’s unwarranted invasion into Syria jeopardizes security gains made in recent years as the US -led coalition and allied Syrian Kurdish forces battled the Islamic State group. His comments came at the German Marshall Fund.

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President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the US is lifting sanctions on Turkey after the NATO ally agreed to permanently stop fighting Kurdish forces in Syria. Esper was in Iraq Wednesday to discuss the withdrawal and the Islamic State threat with Iraqi leaders and his military commanders.

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