Trump Lifts Sanctions on Turkey.br After lifting the sanctions imposed br on the country following its br military actions in Syria, President br Trump declared a "big success.".br Big success on the TurkeySyria Border. Safe Zone created! Ceasefire has held and combat missions have ended. Kurds are safe and have worked very nicely with us. Captured ISIS prisoners secured, President Trump, via Twitter.br Trump has received criticism for br his order to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. br Critics scoffed at his characterization br of the situation as a "big success.".br In a White House speech following the br announcement, Trump touted that br Turkey's five-day cease-fire in Syria br had lasted "beyond most expectations.".br Russia and Iran are br both thought to have gained br footing in Syria since Trump's br withdrawal order from the war-torn nation. .br Trump's top envoy to Syria br has already expressed concerns br that Turkey has committed war br crimes against Kurdish forces.br We handed (the Kurdish fighters) over to be slaughtered … with no warning and for no good reason. How could the United States do something so disgraceful, Rep. Eliot Engel, (D-N.Y.) House Foreign Affairs Committee, via 'USA Today'.