Trump touts Turkey cease-fire, even as it appears shaky

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is pushing back at criticism that his Syria withdrawal is damaging U.S. credibility, betraying Kurdish allies and opening the door for a possible resurgence of the Islamic State.

He touted a cease-fire agreement that seemed at risk as Turkey and Kurdish fighters differed over what it required and whether combat had halted.

Calling his Syria approach “a little bit unconventional,” the president contended that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as well as the Syrian Kurdish fighters the Turks are battling agree that the U.S.-brokered cease-fire was the right step and were complying with it.

That optimism seemed at odds with Erdoğan’s own words.

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