{"id":50144,"date":"2019-02-05T23:58:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T23:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/05\/turkeys-erdogan-slams-us-over-delays-in-syria-buffer-zone\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:00:12","slug":"turkeys-erdogan-slams-us-over-delays-in-syria-buffer-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/02\/05\/turkeys-erdogan-slams-us-over-delays-in-syria-buffer-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey\u2019s Erdogan slams US over delays in Syria buffer zone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANKARA, Turkey \u2014 Turkey\u2019s president heavily criticized the U.S. on Tuesday over delays in establishing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/24\/turkey-promises-safe-zones-in-kurdish-held-parts-of-syria\/\" target=_blank>a buffer zone in Syria<\/a>, saying that if Washington won\u2019t contribute to the effort, Ankara will do it alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Donald Trump last month discussed setting up a safe zone east of the Euphrates River in Syria. 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Erdogan was apparently referring to the U.S. imposition of sanctions on Turkey last year over the case of American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was released in October from Turkey after nearly two years of confinement.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/12\/23\/turkey-masses-troops-near-kurdish-held-syrian-town\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1074637738.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 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