Britain calls for restraint after Turkish incursion into Syria
Britain called for restraint on Thursday after Turkey’s military incursion into Syria, warning that the move risked humanitarian suffering and undermining the fight against militants.
Foreign
Secretary Dominic Raab spoke to his Turkish counterpart “to express the UK’s
disappointment and concern about the military incursion into NE Syria, and call
for restraint", Sky news reported.
“The intervention risks greater
humanitarian suffering and undermines the focus on countering Daesh (ISIS),” he
added.
Meanwhile,
US President Donald Trump called a Turkish incursion into Syria “a bad idea”.
"This morning, Turkey, a NATO member,
invaded Syria. The United States does not endorse this attack and has made it
clear to Turkey that this operation is a bad idea," Trump said in a
statement by the White House.
"There are no American soldiers in the
area. From the first day I entered the political arena, I made it clear that I
did not want to fight these endless, senseless wars—especially those that don’t
benefit the United States.
