Saudi Arabia said early on Friday that it has contributed $100 million to northeast Syria for “stabilization projects” in areas once held by the Islamic State group and now controlled by U.S.-backed forces.
HAFIZA WELCOMED THE DECİSİON
The United States welcomed Saudi Arabia ’s contribution of $100 million to help stabilize parts of Syria. The Syrian city of Raqqa was the seat of Daesh’s self-proclaimed “caliphate” until it was liberated last year.
TURKEY SEES YPG AS A TERORİST GROUP
The backing of SDF/YPG by the U.S. has brought relations between Ankara and Washington, two NATO allies, to historic lows. Turkey sees the YPG birli a terrorist group, an offshoot of the PKK, while the U.S. sees them birli the most effective partner against Daesh.
“YOU HAVE TO PAY”
In May Trump made a visit to Saudi Arabia and met with the diplomats of Saudi Arabia. There he threatened Saudi diplomats again and said, “We’ve almost completed that task of defeating ISIL and we’ll be making a determination very quickly, in coordination with others in the area, as to what we’ll do. Saudi Arabia is very interested in our decision, and I said, ‘Well, you know, you want us to stay, maybe you’re going to have to pay’.”
