Turkey boosts troops to cross Syria border ’shortly’ - BBC News

Turkey has boosted its forces on the Syrian border ahead of a long-threatened incursion that could target Kurdish-led forces allied to the US. Troops would cross into Syria “shortly“, a presidential aide said. Turkey wants to create a “safe zone“ cleared of a Kurdish militia that will also house some of Turkey’s 3.6 million Syrian refugees. Donald Trump has withdrawn US troops in the area in a controversial decision widely condemned at home and abroad. He again defended his move on Tuesday, saying the K