ANKARA: The US will cut off its supply of arms to Kurdish fighters in Syria, a move by President Donald Trump that is sure to please Turkey but further alienate Syrian Kurds who have borne much of the fight against the Daesh group.
In a phone call Friday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Trump said he鈥檇 鈥済iven clear instructions鈥� that the Kurds will receive no more weapons. That description of the call comes from a Turkish official.
The White House confirmed the decision in a cryptic statement that said Trump had informed Erdogan of 鈥減ending adjustments to the military support provided to our partners on the ground in Syria.鈥�
The move could help ease strained tensions between the US and Turkey.
US cutting off its supply of arms to Kurds fighting in Syria
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