17/10/2019 10:23
Turkey-Syria offensive: Not our border, says Donald Trump
President Donald Trump has said Turkey's incursion into Syria is "not our border", and called the former US allies the Kurds "no angels".
The US is facing intense criticism for withdrawing its forces from Syria, which some say gave Turkey the green light to launch a cross-border offensive against Kurdish-led forces.
Mr Trump told reporters at the White House the US is "not a policing agent".
"It is time for us to go home," he said.
The US House of Representatives voted overwhelming to condemn the president's withdrawal of US forces from Syria, with both Democrats and Mr Trump's fellow Republicans approving the measure.