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US began the troops, the withdrawal from positions in Northern Syria , paving the way for a Turkish operation against Kurdish fighters in The Border region.

Kurdish troops have until today an important ally of the USA In Syria , where they helped to defeat the Islamic state group, but Turkey considers them terrorists.

The most important Kurdish-led group, called The Surprise move a "stab in the back".

But President Donald Trump defended the withdrawal, saying it was time "to Get Out of this ridiculous Endless Wars".

The statement represents a significant shift in the foreign policy of the United States and goes against the advice of senior officials in The Pentagon and state department. The White house said on Sunday that U.S. troops were stepping aside for an upcoming Turkish operation.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, Turkey had the aim of combating the Kurdish fighters in The Border region and the establishment of a "safe zone" for Syrian refugees currently living in Turkey.

US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham , a close ally of The President , called The Announcement a "disaster in the making," he told a Senate resolution to oppose the decision would introduce and call for it to be reversed.

What to say to the White house?

said In a statement late on Sunday after a telephone conversation between Mr Trump and Mr Erdogan, the White house, the Turkey would be progress "soon with the long-planned operation in Northern Syria ".

He added: "The United States armed forces will not support or be involved in the operation, and the United States is not more forces, having defeated the Isis territory a "Caliphate", is in the immediate vicinity. "

President Trump said the United States had "got deeper and deeper into the battle with no destination in sight," and that "Turkey, Europe, Syria , Iran, Iraq, Russia, and the Kurds now have the figure The Situation Out ".

if the country had "everything that I, in my great and unparalleled wisdom, off limits to keep".

The White house also said that Turkey would be conquered fighters, the responsibility IS that of Kurdish troops in The Past two years. More Than 12,000 suspected members are in the Kurdish-controlled warehouse in the South of Turkey is planned to be a "safe zone", and at least 4,000 of them are foreigners.

U.S. allies betray

This decision risks a recast of alliances In Syria . The Kurds are forced to seek an accommodation with the Syrian government. The potential chaos of a resurgence of the IS could make it easier. In fact, the US withdrawal of its troops from The Border area of the full withdrawal of troops from Syria could be the start of that Mr Trump has long wanted.

this is a betrayal of Washington's Kurdish allies, a betrayal, to get the many other countries in the region, and note with alarm.

Both the Saudis and the Israelis come to realize that Mr. Trump is the robust rhetoric rarely supplemented by actions.

in the Last month of the Syria Study Group, a bipartisan panel said on behalf of the Congress, in its final report that the US still has significant security interests In Syria , and retains some political levers to influence the events there. But this is clearly not Trump Present ' s view.

What has been the reaction?

A spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic forces (SDF) - the occupy-the former IS the region in North-Eastern Syria sharply condemned The Move , saying there were "assurances from the US that it would not allow any Turkish military operations against the region. "

"The [US] statement was a surprise and we can say it is a stab in the back for the SDF," cinema Gabriel told Arabic TV station al-Hadath.

Meanwhile, Kurdish TV in Northern Iraq, said the SDF some of his units had to be on the alert, because the Turkish army mobilized troops to The Border on Monday.

In the other response:

What is a Turkey scheduled?

Mr Erdogan's office said," in North-Eastern Syria , and that the 20 miles (32km) zone was necessary to combat "terrorists".

the Turkey, the Kurdish YPG Militia , the dominant considered in the SDF-Alliance - an extension of the banned Kurdistan workers ' party (PKK), which has fought for Kurdish autonomy in Turkey for three Decades .

President Erdogan showed a map of the proposed zone in the UN General Assembly last month

Turkey is host to More Than 3. 6 million Syrians, which began before the Civil War , in 2011, and move to up to two million of them in The Zone .

In his call with Mr trump, The President Erdogan also expressed his "frustration over the US military-security bureaucracy failure" to implement an agreement in August on The Zone , his office said.

How big is the Turkish operation will be?

analysis Quentin Sommerville, a Middle East correspondent

Invasion or robbery? This is the top question about the Turkish action in North-East Syria . First indications of a limited intervention of Turkey on a 60-mile (100 km) the stretch between the towns of Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain.

It is a sparsely populated, predominantly Arab area. The American forces have already withdrawn from four cross-Border positions, but they have not withdrawn from any positions in the direction of the East and the West.

Similarly, the major Kurdish towns along The Border , Kobane , Qamishili and others - stay calm. There is no call for people to evacuate. Prisons are full of foreign fighters are located further to the South, and will continue to be under Kurdish Control - if the Turkey is restricted to a limited attack.

However, it may not enough: the regime sources call it "a full, incremental invasion". So British and American Special Forces have for months, the preparations for a partial or full withdrawal from the area if The Situation escalates.

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Source of news: bbc.com