Pentagon: Trump consulted with US Defense Secretary over Turkish military action in Syria
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  • 03:37 09 October 2019

Pentagon: Trump consulted with US Defense Secretary over Turkish military action in Syria

US President Donald Trump consulted with both US Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley "over the last several days" regarding the potential Turkish military action in Syria, Pentagon spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman revealed Tuesday, APA reports citing Sputnik.

"Unfortunately, Turkey has chosen to act unilaterally," reads Hoffman's statement. 

"We have made no changes to our force presence in Syria at this time," it added.

Faig Mahmudov

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