US Had 'Couple Of Dozen Of Guys' In North Syria, Could Do Nothing To Stop Turks - Official
Sumaira FH Published October 15, 2019 | 05:00 AM
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th October, 2019) The United States had a very small number of troops in northeast Syria at the time when Turkey was preparing to launch its offensive in the region and there was nothing Washington could do to stop Ankara's operation, a senior US administration official told reporters.
"I can tell you with complete confidence that nothing that we did one way or the other was going to deter the Turks from what they wanted to do in this case," the official said on Monday, adding that "moving a couple of dozen of guys around in northeast Syria" was not going to make a difference.
Asked about why the US troops were withdrawn from northern Syria, the White House official explained that there was only a "small number of troops" in the area and that "we could not responsibly leave them there when the Turkish were obviously geared to go in."
Washington's decision to withdraw forces from northern Syria left Kurdish militia in the region without support. Turkey considers US-backed Kurds in the area as an extension of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK), branded a terrorist organization by Ankara.
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