Summary
The United States is prepared to ratchet up economic pressure on Ankara if Turkish forces do not agree to cease their offensive in northern Syria, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday.
Earlier on in the day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had already dismissed US calls for a ceasefire, according to local media reports.
Turkey last week began an operation to drive back Syrian Kurdish militants from northern Syria, after the US pulled 1,000 troops out of the area.
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