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Trump takes aim at key anti-ISIS ally Qatar in tweets
Source: ABC News
Trump takes aim at key anti-ISIS ally Qatar in tweets
By VERONICA STRACQUALURSI Jun 6, 2017, 3:22 PM ET
President Donald Trump has set his sights on Qatar -- a key ally in the fight against ISIS and the location of a massive U.S. military presence -- in a series of tweets Tuesday and praised the move from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen to severe ties with the small Arab country.
On Twitter, Trump said it's "so good" to see his visit to Saudi Arabia, the first leg of his foreign trip last month, and his participation in the Arab Islamic-U.S. summit that included 50 Muslim countries is "already paying off."
"During my recent trip to the Middle East I stated that there can no longer be funding of Radical Ideology. Leaders pointed to Qatar - look!" Trump tweeted this morning.
The five Arab countries have long-decried Qatar's relationship with the Shiite-led country Iran and support for regional terror groups including Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood – a claim that Trump seemed to endorse. Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said those are "unfounded allegations," according to an English translation of its website.
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By VERONICA STRACQUALURSI Jun 6, 2017, 3:22 PM ET
President Donald Trump has set his sights on Qatar -- a key ally in the fight against ISIS and the location of a massive U.S. military presence -- in a series of tweets Tuesday and praised the move from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen to severe ties with the small Arab country.
On Twitter, Trump said it's "so good" to see his visit to Saudi Arabia, the first leg of his foreign trip last month, and his participation in the Arab Islamic-U.S. summit that included 50 Muslim countries is "already paying off."
"During my recent trip to the Middle East I stated that there can no longer be funding of Radical Ideology. Leaders pointed to Qatar - look!" Trump tweeted this morning.
The five Arab countries have long-decried Qatar's relationship with the Shiite-led country Iran and support for regional terror groups including Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood – a claim that Trump seemed to endorse. Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said those are "unfounded allegations," according to an English translation of its website.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/trump-takes-aim-key-anti-isis-ally-qatar/story?id=47862702
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