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Trump And Erdogan Talk, But There's Disagreement Over What Was Said

The White House released a readout of a call between the two leaders, but a Turkish source disputes the administration's account of the conversation.
Turkish military tanks are prepared for deployment as part of the "Operation Olive Branch" to Syrian border in Hatay, Turkey, on Thursday.

President Trump, speaking to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wednesday, urged Ankara to scale back its military operations in neighboring Syria following an offensive launched by Turkish forces against U.S.-backed Kurdish insurgents in Syria's Afrin region.

At least that is how the conversation about the

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