BEIRUT (AP) - The Latest developments following President Donald Trump's decision to abandon Syrian Kurdish fighters ahead of an expected Turkish offensive into northeastern Syria (all times local): 9:40 a.m. A top Turkish official says Turkey's military will "shortly" cross into Syria together with allied Syrian rebel forces after President Donald Trump announced U.S. troops would withdraw from the area. Fahrettin Altun, the Turkish presidency's communications director, called on the international community in a Washington Post op-ed on Wednesday "to rally" behind Ankara. Altun says Turkey seeks to "neutralize" Syrian Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria and to "liberate the local...
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