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title: "US senators seek Turkey sanctions, citing military action in Syria"
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**Keep in mind that many of the fighters supported by Turkey are Syrians. Displaced Syrians.**

**Also bear in mind the presence of all those US bases in occupied Syria, along the Turkish border, with their PKK/YPG allies.**

> [“At least 16 U.S. bases to secure Syria’s oil fields” and Target Turkey!](https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2024/12/21/at-least-16-u-s-bases-to-secure-syrias-oil-fields-and-target-turkey/)



[**Reuters**](https://www.reuters.com/world/us-senators-seek-turkey-sanctions-citing-military-action-syria-2024-12-20/)

> Two U.S. senators introduced bipartisan legislation on Friday that would impose sanctions on Turkey, citing concerns over military action by that country or groups that it backs, in northern Syria.

> **Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham introduced the “Countering Turkish Aggression Act of 2024” in the hope the sanctions threat would move the parties toward a ceasefire.** But they said Washington should work with Turkey diplomatically to facilitate a sustained ceasefire and demilitarized zone between Turkey and Syria.
> 
> “These sanctions seek to prevent further **Turkish or Turkish-backed attacks** on the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which risk the re-emergence of ISIS (the Islamic State militant movement), threatening the national security of the U.S. and the rest of the globe,” they said in a statement.