Turkey Wants Control Of 22 U.S. Bases In Syria

File photo: Syrian Democratic Forces and U.S. troops are seen during a patrol near Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria, November 4, 2018.Rodi Said/Reuters

Haaretz/Reuters: Turkey to Ask U.S. to Hand Over 22 Military Bases in Syria, Report Says

National Security Adviser Bolton met his Turkish counterpart on Tuesday, as Washington seeks guarantees that Ankara protect Kurdish militia

Turkey will ask U.S. officials in talks on Tuesday to hand over its military bases in Syria to Ankara or destroy them, the Hurriyet newspaper reported, a request that could further complicate discussions over the U.S. withdrawal from Syria.

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton was meeting with his Turkish counterpart Ibrahim Kalin on Tuesday, days after Bolton added a condition to the U.S. withdrawal, saying Turkey must agree to protect the United States' Kurdish ally, the YPG militia, which Ankara views as a terrorist group.

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WNU Editor: Wanting and having are two different things. Turkey's uncompromising position against America's Kurdish allies in Syria is short-circuiting President Trump's stated desire to withdraw U.S. forces out of the region.