Trump calls Turkey operation in Syria a ‘bad idea’

Washington: President Donald Trump on Wednesday described Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria as a “bad idea.”

Trump — who pulled out US troops from the area in what was interpreted as a green light for Turkey to assault Kurdish militias previously allied with the United States — insisted that Washington “does not endorse this attack.”

The president said Turkey had committed to “ensuring no humanitarian crisis takes place — and we will hold them to this commitment.”