The President of United States said in a statement on his Twitter account that he will be issuing an executive order against current and former officials of Turkish government as well as any persons "contributing to Turkey's destabilizing actions in northeast Syria".

Trump claimed that the Turkish operation is threatening peace, security and stability in the region.

Trump also emphasized that Washington will "aggressively use" economic sanctions to target "those who enable, facilitate and finance these heinous acts in Syria"

Later, US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin noticed that The US sanctions Turkish defense and energy ministries.

At the same time, US state secretary Mike Pompeo said that Trump's decree leaves possibility of additional measures against Turkish officials.

ILKHA