US President lifts sanctions on Turkey post-ceasefire

<p>US President Donald Trump has lifted sanctions on Turkey in response to a ceasefire in Kurdish controlled northern Syria; he claims the ceasefire is permanent.</p> <p>This decision withdrawal of troops from Northern Syria and a subsequent attack from Turkey on Kurdish controlled region. President Trump faced widespread opposition, including from senior officials from his own party.</p> <p>During a White House speech, the President described the cease fire negotiated by Vice President Mike Pence as a “major breakthrough”.</p> <p>He further stated</p> <blockquote><p> “Countless lives are now being saved as a result of our negotiation with Turkey, an outcome reached without spilling one drop of American blood: no injuries, nobody shot, nobody killed,” </p></blockquote> <p>President Trump further claimed he would be meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan soon.</p> <p>In response to this decision, Chuck Schumer, Senate Democratic leader, stated:</p> <blockquote><p> “Three weeks after first announcing the troop withdrawal, the president does not seem to have a clear strategy for securing the enduring defeat of ISIS and fixing the mess he’s created in Syria”.&nbsp; </p></blockquote> <p>Trump has defended his decision stating; “let someone else fight over this long, bloodstained sand”.</p> <p>Read more <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-trump/trump-says-turk…">here</a></p>