Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) this week introduced a bipartisan measure to impose “severe sanctions” on Turkey following its invasion of northern Syria, as President Donald Trump called for U.S. troops to pull out from the region.
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced the bill on Oct. 9, warning that the sanctions would be triggered unless the Trump administration “certifies to Congress—every 90 days” that Turkish troops aren’t operating unilaterally in Syria, and “has withdrawn its armed forces, including Turkish supported rebels, from areas it occupied during the operation.”
