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Pompeo to Meet Bibi in «Israel» After Turkey Meeting

Pompeo to Meet Bibi in «Israel» After Turkey Meeting
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By Staff, Agencies

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was due to meet the “Israeli” entity’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in al-Quds [Jerusalem] Friday, hours after Turkey agreed with the United States to pause its offensive on Kurdish forces in Syria.

Turkey launched its assault against the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria last week after President Donald Trump pulled a US contingent out of the way, creating a new front in Syria's eight-year war and prompting 200,000 civilians to take flight.

The Kurds responded to the US withdrawal by inviting the Syrian Army forces, backed by Moscow and Tehran, into towns and cities in areas they control.

Trump's recent diplomatic outreach to Tehran, in parallel to his firing of hawkish National Security Adviser John Bolton, also gave “Israelis” pause.

Thursday's truce, brokered in Ankara by a US team including Pompeo and US Vice President Mike Pence, gives Kurdish forces five days to withdraw from a "safe zone" Ankara had sought to capture.

Pompeo's visit on the heels of the ceasefire was widely seen in “Israel” as an attempt to assuage “Israeli” concerns that a US force drawdown could expose it to attacks by Iran or its proxies.

Later Friday, Pompeo will fly to Brussels for a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

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