Bolton Says US Withdrawal From Syria Conditional on Protection for Kurds

Bolton Says US Withdrawal From Syria Conditional on Protection for Kurds
US National Security Adviser John Bolton (L) listens as US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the US military during an unannounced trip to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq on Dec. 26, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
Ivan Pentchoukov
Updated:

The U.S. military withdrawal from Syria includes a requirement that Turkey may not attack Kurdish troops in the region, national security adviser John Bolton told reporters in Jerusalem on Jan. 6.

Bolton detailed the condition, which hadn’t been previously disclosed, in a briefing with the press during a four-day trip to Israel and Turkey. President Donald Trump ordered U.S. troops out of Syria last month but didn’t provide a timeline.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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