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Turkish president Erdogan 'threw Trump's Syria letter in bin' [View all]
Source: BBC
In the letter dated 9 October, and sent after US troops were pulled out of Syria, Mr Trump told Mr Erdogan: "Don't be a tough guy. Don't be a fool!"
Turkish presidential sources told BBC Turkish that the letter was "thoroughly rejected" by Mr Erdogan.
On the day the letter was received, Turkey launched a cross-border offensive against Kurdish-led forces.
<snip material about letter>
In response, Turkish presidential sources said: "President Erdogan received the letter, thoroughly rejected it and put it in the bin."
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50080737
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