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White House Insists U.S. Didn't Give Turkey a "Green Light" to Kill Kurds in Syria
(Axios) Dave Lawler - The White House insisted Monday that President Trump did not offer Turkey a "green light" to slaughter U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Trump warned in a tweet that he would "destroy and obliterate" Turkey's economy if it did anything he found "off limits." A senior administration official said the U.S. was withdrawing 50-100 special forces troops currently operating near the Turkey-Syria border, but not pulling out of Syria entirely. Kurdish forces are guarding camps that hold thousands of ISIS fighters and have warned they may have to abandon them to counter Turkey. The White House says Turkey would then be "responsible for maintaining the captivity of those fighters" and would bear "full responsibility" if ISIS rebounds in the area.