Erdogan, U.S. Exchange Taunts Over Turkey's Syria Offensive
- Turkish leader blasts Washington for arming Kurdish fighters
- White House says Turkey distracts from fighting Islamic State
Turkish army tanks gather close to the Syrian border on January 21, 2018 at Hassa, in Hatay province.
Photographer: BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images
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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Trump administration stepped up their war of words as Turkish tanks, reinforced by an aerial bombardment, pressed their offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters armed by the U.S.
Erdogan said U.S. weapons shipments to Kurdish forces in Syria would ultimately be turned against his country.