From: Reuters December 17, 2024

Turkey, which controls swathes of land in northern Syria after several cross-border incursions against the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia,
was a main backer of opposition groups aiming to topple Assad, who was backed by Iran and Russia, since the outbreak of the civil war in 2011

Appearing to allude to Turkey's Ottoman past, which included control over modern day Syria, Trump added:
"They've wanted it for thousands of years, and he got it, and those people that went in are controlled by Turkey, and that's OK."

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From: various News Agencies
France 24: Trump calls rebel victory in Syria 'unfriendly takeover' by Turkey
POLITICO.eu: Trump says Turkey orchestrated Assad’s overthrow in Syria
Financial Times: Donald Trump says Turkey was behind Islamist groups that toppled Assad in Syria