Kurds were paid tremendous amounts of money—we have given oil and other things. So, they were doing that for themselves, more so they were doing it for us. But we get along with the Kurds and we are trying to protect the Kurds, US President Donald Trump said.

According to him, Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa is working very hard. He's a tough guy. Some of the most dangerous terrorists in the world are there, and he's tracking them, the US president added regarding al-Sharaa.