Trump hails Syria ceasefire after playing role in crisis
Ankara | President Donald Trump framed the US-brokered ceasefire deal with Turkey as "a great day for civilisation" but its effect was largely to mitigate a foreign policy crisis widely seen to be of his own making.
After hours of negotiation in Ankara, the two nations on Thursday (Friday AEDT) agreed to a five-day ceasefire in the Turks' deadly attacks on Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. The Kurds were US allies in the fight against Islamic State but came under assault after Mr Trump ordered US troops to leave the area earlier this month.
AAP
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