Baladi News
The U.S. President, Donald Trump, warned Turkey on Sunday of economic devastation if it attacks Kurdish forces in the wake of the US troop pullout from Syria, while also urging the Kurds not to "provoke" Ankara.
"Will devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds," Mr Trump tweeted, while pushing for the creation of a 20-mile (30-kilometer) "safe zone."
Mr Trump did not detail who would create, enforce or pay for the safe zone, or where it would be located.
In a tweet, Trump also warned the Kurdish forces not to “provoke Turkey.”
"....Likewise, do not want the Kurds to provoke Turkey."
Trump’s decision to pull American troops out of Syria has left the United States’ Kurdish allies vulnerable to an attack from Turkey. Ankara views the Kurdish forces as terrorists aligned with insurgents inside Turkey.