Washington( CNN) Nikki Haley,President Donald Trump's former ambassador to the United Nation, issued stinging criticism of her former boss on Monday, saying Trump's decision to remove US troops from northern Syriaas Turkey schemes a military offensive in the region means the US is leaving Kurdish allies “to die.”
Responding to the former ambassador, the Syrian Democratic Forces said in its own tweet that “The world relies on strong #American leaders like( Haley) ” and that it hopes “our US partners will reverse this decision& not abandon our combined effort in NE Syria. #TurkeyIsNotOurFriend. ”
The White House announced Trump's decision Sunday night following a phone call between Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The move marks a major change in US foreign policy and effectively devotes Turkey the green light to attack US-backed Kurdish forces. The group, long considered as among Washington's most reliable partners in Syria, has played a key strategic role in the campaign against ISIS in the region.
