The US Ministry of Finance announced sanctions on Turkish government departments and senior officials. The sanctions include the Ministry of Defense and its Ministers, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, and its Ministers and the Minister of the Interior.
(Washington Composite Electric) Turkey ignores the new sanctions implemented by the United States on Tuesday and continues to promote military operations against Kurdish forces in northern Syria.At the same time, the Syrian government forces supported by Russia have entered the northern town of Manbi Ji to assist the Kurds from fighting against the Turkish troops.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday that the Syrian government forces have completely controlled Manbij and nearby settlements.The United States -led Campaign of Islamic State Organization International Alliance announced that the U.S. military has withdrawn from the town.
Rafy's Syrian special envoy Lavervyev, who accompanied President Putin to visit Abu Dhabi that day, said that Turkey's military operations in Syria were unacceptable.He showed that Russia would not allow fighting between Turkish troops and revealed that officials of Turkish Syria were avoiding conflict negotiations.
Turbine U.S. Iron and Steel Tariffs raised from 25%to 50%
US President Trump signed an administrative order on Monday to authorize sanctions on Turkey.He pointed out that Turkey's military operations have destroyed actions to combat the Islamic State, threatening civilian security and regional peace and stability, as well as US national security and foreign policies.
The US Treasury Department immediately imposed sanctions on Turkish government departments and senior officials. The sanctions include the Ministry of Defense and its Ministers, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, and its Ministers and the Minister of the Interior.Their assets in the United States will freeze, and American citizens shall not trade with them.
The United States has also raised Turkish Steel tariffs from the original 25%to 50%, and immediately suspended the trade agreement negotiations involving a trade agreement with Turkey's $ 100 billion (about S $ 137 billion).Trump said that if Turkish leaders are constantly dangerous and destructive, he will quickly defeat the Turkish economy.
He also said that the U.S. army withdrawn from the northern Syrian region will be re -deployed and stayed in the Middle East to monitor the situation and prevent the Iraqi organization from re -burning.
Earlier on Monday, Trump and Turkish President Erdogon called to stop invasion, immediately suspend fires, and negotiated with Kurdish forces.
US Vice President Pence pointed out that the United States will no longer tolerate Turkey to continue to invade Syria and will continue to crack down on the Turkish economy until the military operations against Kurdish forces in Northeast Syrian Syrian.He added that Trump had allowed him to go to Turkey as soon as possible to seek suspension and peace talks.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Esper will come to Brussels next week to urge NATO allies to take diplomatic and economic measures against Turkey.He said that Turkey's actions have destroyed the results of the Iraqi organizations in the Syria in many countries.
Erdogan emphasized on Tuesday that Turkey will not stop military operations in Syria before achieving its goals.He said that the Turkish Army had liberated 1,000 square kilometers of land from the hands of separatist terrorism.
Turkey entered the northern part of Syria on the 9th to launch military operations against Kurdish forces in order to set up a safe area locally and a large number of refugees settled in Turkish evacuation.
Kurdish is the fourth largest nation in the Middle East. It is mainly distributed in the junction of Turkey, Syria, Iran and Iraq.
The Kurdish armed forces in the northeast of Syria are an important ally of the United States to fight the Iraqi organization, but Turkey regards the local Kurdish armed people's protection forces (YPG) as a branch of the terrorist organization Kurdish Workers (PKK) in Syria.In recent years, the Kuruga Party has continued to attack in Turkey and seek to establish a Kurdish nation in southeastern Turkey.Turkey is worried that the Labor Labor Party and Syrian Kurdish cooperation will pose a threat to its territory.
The United States decided to withdraw from the U.S. military, which was deemed to abandon the Kurdish allies and turned on a green light for Turkey.Faced with external criticism, although Trump sanctions on Turkey, measures are not as severe as expected.
Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, said: The sanctions he announced by the U.S. House of Representatives are far from reversing the humanitarian disaster there.
Turkey's actions have killed dozens of civilians, and at least 160,000 people have displaced them due to war.The Kurds said that due to the deterioration of humanitarian conditions, the international rescue organization in Northeast Syria has been forced to evacuate.
