Turkey boosts troops to cross Syria border shortly BBC News

Turkey has boosted its forces on the Syrian border ahead of a longthreatened incursion that could target Kurdishled 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 Donald Trump has withdrawn US troops in the area in a controversial decision widely condemned at home and abroad.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