The Latest: Turkey says pledges aided US Syria troop pullout
Source: Associated Press
The Latest: Turkey says pledges aided US Syria troop pullout
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BERLIN (AP) The Latest on developments in and related to Syria (all times local):
2:25 p.m.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the United States decided to its withdraw troops from Syria after he reassured U.S. President Donald Trump that Turkey could eradicate the remnants of Islamic State group from the country with just logistical help from Washington.
Addressing a business meeting in Istanbul Friday, Erdogan said Turkey would work on plans to conduct operations to eliminate both IS and Syrian Kurdish militants from the region.
We will be working on our operational plans to eliminate IS elements, which are said to remain intact in Syria, in line with our conversation with President Trump.
We will adopt an operational style geared toward eliminating (Kurdish militia) and (IS) remnants, he added.
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