(Reuters) Ellen Francis and Ezgi Erkoyun - Turkish President Erdogan threatened on Monday to "strangle" a planned 30,000-strong U.S.-backed force in Syria "before it's even born." The U.S. announced its support on Sunday for a "border force" to defend territory held by U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led fighters in northern Syria. The Syrian government vowed Monday to crush the new force and drive U.S. troops from the country. Russia called the plan a plot to dismember Syria and place part of it under U.S. control.
2018-01-16 00:00:00Full ArticleBACK Visit the Daily Alert Archive