Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the United States to leave northern Syria, saying the withdrawal could weaken "terror groups" supported by Washington.
"The US needs to leave the areas on the east of the river Euphrates, this is our conclusion at the Astana [talks]," Erdogan told a group of journalists who accompanied him to Tehran on Tuesday for a trilateral summit with his Iranian and Russian counterparts.
'This terror group is sucking the oil wells in the east of the river Euphrates, they exploit them and then sell them to the regime'
- President Erdogan
"It is the US that feeds the terror groups there; it would ease our work if the US withdraws or cuts support to these groups."
In recent weeks, the Turkish military has been sending reinforcements to northern Syria, especially areas near the town of Tal Rifaat, which is held by the People’s Protection Units (YPG), a US-backed Kurdish militia that Turkey considers the Syrian branch of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), and a terror group.
Poster Comment:
Turkey has the S 400. If Iran had the S 400, they could force the US out of Syria. Both Turkey and Iran are joining BRICS.