Top Pentagon official says Turkey's attack on Kurds was 'impulsive,' and Turkish artillery shells land within a quarter mile of U.S. troops.
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Mark Esper, in his first public statement on the crisis in Syria, blamed Turkey on Friday for the conflict with the Kurds, a key U.S. ally.
Kurdish forces, who fought side by side with U.S. troops against the Islamic State – as recently as last weekend – are under attack as Turkey's military continues to step up assaults on the region. The Trump administration has sent mixed signals about U.S. strategy in the region. The withdrawal, Trump said, fulfilled a campaign promise to end U.S. wars in the Middle East. He disparaged the Kurds for not helping in World War II.U.S.
Kobani is located 25 miles west of the front Turkey has opened on the Kurds. The Turkish military knows where U.S. troops are located, so Friday's incident is considered reckless but not a direct attack, the official said. The troops have been moved to a larger, safer base. Trump's order was seen by lawmakers such as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., as a betrayal of an ally that has suffered 11,000 deaths fighting alongside U.S.
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