AHI calls for Turkey sanctions over Syria incursion

The American Hellenic Institute (AHI), a nonprofit Greek-American public policy center and think tank, has urged Washington to end its "appeasement" policy toward Turkey, while reiterating a call upon Congress to sanction Ankara over its military incursion into northeast Syria. 

"The United States' appeasement of Turkey's demands is endless and must stop. Otherwise, Turkey will continue with its aggressive and provocative acts, which are egregious, without fear of repercussion," AHI said in a statement. 
"AHI commends the introduction of legislation in Congress aimed at sending a strong message to Turkey that its invasion of Syria will not go unpunished," it said. 
The operation against Kurdish-led forces in Syria is "eerily similar" to Turkey's 1974 invasion of Cyprus and fits a long-standing pattern of blatant violation of international law and disregard for US...