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    Under fire for his abrupt Syria withdrawal, Trump imposes sanctions, higher tariffs on Turkey

    by Eli Stokols and David S. Cloud, Los Angeles Times Oct 14, 2019 3 minutes

    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, facing blowback over his abrupt troop withdrawal from Syria and amid reports that Islamic State detainees have escaped in the ensuing chaos, imposed sanctions Monday on three Turkish officials and two government agencies, and called for an immediate cease-fire.

    Just hours after Trump issued a statement that sanctions would be imposed "soon," Vice President Mike Pence and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin announced that the president spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and that the sanctions

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