U.S. Envoy: Israel Risked Confrontation With Turkey by 'Baiting' Ankara

U.S. Envoy: Israel Risked Confrontation With Turkey by 'Baiting' Ankara  Haaretz

US envoy says Israeli attack risked direct confrontation with Turkey Israel’s attack on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase could have triggered a direct military confrontation with Turkey, US Ambassador to Turkey and Syria envoy Tom Barrack has warned. In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, Barrack said Tuesday’s str

US envoy Tom Barrack warned that Israel's strike on Abu al-Duhur airbase, near Idlib, Syria, could have led to a rapid escalation into a direct military confrontation, possibly including Turkey.

By Timour Azhari GENEVA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The United States is working to establish a deconfliction mechanism among Israel, Turkey and Syria, U.S. special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said on Tuesday after Israel struck a Syrian airbase near the Turkish border. Barrack, who is also U.S. ambassador to Turkey, said Tur

US working on deconfliction mechanism among Turkey, Israel and Syria, US envoy says  Reuters

GENEVA, Aug 18 - The United States is working to establish a deconfliction mechanism among Israel, Turkey and Syria, U.S. special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said on Tuesday after Israel struck a Syrian airbase near the Turkish border.

ISRAEL-TURKEY/SYRIA-STRIKES (PIX):US working on deconfliction mechanism among Turkey, Israel and Syria, US envoy says