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The US president is campaigning as a peacemaker, and last week ran Facebook ads bragging about his nomination for the "Noble Peace Prize."
The former British Army officer founded MayDay rescue, which supports first responders in conflict zones.
“We have a great relationship with the Kurds, but we never agreed to, you know, protect the Kurds,” he said.
Both sides have accused each other of repeatedly violating the U.S.-brokered cease-fire.
At his campaign rally in Dallas, the president brought up Turkey's agreement to temporarily pause its attacks on Kurdish-held northern Syria.
The US president wrote a letter to the Turkish leader telling him not to invade Syria, saying: “Don’t be a tough guy. Don’t be a fool!"
US President Donald Trump wrote a strange letter to the Turkish president advising the foreign leader not to be a "tough guy" or a "fool."
The events in Syria could well influence the power dynamics of the Middle East for years to come.
The U.S. president also said some U.S. forces would remain in Syria, marking a reversal of his call for withdrawal from the region.
A U.S. military official said the situation across northeastern Syria was "deteriorating rapidly."