Trump mistook Secretary of Defense Mark Esper for "Mark Esperanto" in a Twitter post.

US President Donald Trump on October 20 once again went on Twitter to defend his decision to withdraw soldiers from northeastern Syria, an action that was supposed to give Turkey a green light to launch a campaign to attack militants. Kurd, an important US ally in the fight against the Islamic State (IS).

Trump quoted Minister Mark Esper as saying, "The ceasefire is well maintained in Syria. There are some small skirmishes that are quickly over. The Kurds are resettling in new areas." However, he referred to the head of the Pentagon as another "Mark Esperanto".

Observers also disagreed with the statement from the Esper Minister, who said that a ceasefire on October 17 that the United States had negotiated between Turkey and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of the Kurds are working.

Turkey launched Operation Spring Peace in northeastern Syria on 9 October to target Kurdish militias considered by Ankara as terrorists. Turkey's goal is to push the Kurdish forces off the border, opening a safety buffer of about 32 km in northern Syria.

An AFP reporter today said he had seen at least 50 vehicles, including ambulances, leaving the hospital of the Syrian northern border town of Ras al-Ain, which is surrounded by Turkish troops. fin. Dozens of SDF fighters also left town on semi-trucks, passing through checkpoints of pro-Ankara militants in Ankara.