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Global Geopolitical Series: Turkey-U.S. negotiating over Syrian Kurds after Trump’s Sunday threat

Turkey has engaged in deeper negotiations with the United States on the future treatment of Syrian Kurds, who Turkish president Erdogan sees as a major threat after President Trump issued an unveiled economic threat against Turkey and warning for the Syrian Kurds via Twitter on Sunday.

The President tweeted, “Starting the long overdue pullout from Syria while hitting the little remaining ISIS territorial caliphate hard, and from many directions. Will attack again from existing nearby base if it reforms. Will devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds. Create 20 mile safe zone.... ....Likewise, do not want the Kurds to provoke Turkey. Russia, Iran and Syria have been the biggest beneficiaries of the long term U.S. policy of destroying ISIS in Syria - natural enemies. We also benefit but it is now time to bring our troops back home. Stop the ENDLESS WARS!”

After the threat on Sunday, both sides seem to have engaged in talks. President Erdogan called on President Trump on Monday and spoke on greater detail on creating safe zones in Northern Syria as President Trump said in the tweet. While Trump warned against mistreating the Kurds and others, who fought beside the United States in Syria in defeating ISIS, he also expressed the importance to address Turkish security concerns; hence the threat against Kurds.

Turkey, however, publicly dismissed the threat by calling it material for domestic consumption, especially for the President’s critics.

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