<p class="title">Britain on Tuesday said it was suspending military exports to Turkey following its incursion into northeastern Syria, as it carries out a review of arms sales to its NATO ally.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We will keep our defence exports to Turkey under very careful and continual review," Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement to parliament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"No further export licences to Turkey for items which might be used in military operations in Syria will be granted while we conduct that review."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ankara's assault against Kurdish forces launched last week has prompted a chorus of international condemnation. Raab said it had "seriously undermined the security and stability of the region".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This is not the action we expected from an ally, it is reckless, counterproductive, it plays straight into the hands of Russia and the Assad regime," he told lawmakers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Britain's arms sales suspension follows similar moves by key European and NATO allies, including Germany -- one of Turkey's main arms suppliers -- and France.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump warned Monday that Turkey faces imminent sanctions over its actions but also signalled that Washington would avoid any armed conflict with Ankara.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said threats of sanctions and arms embargoes by Western powers will not stop the military offensive.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Those who think they can make Turkey turn back with these threats are gravely mistaken," he said in a televised speech on Sunday.</p>
<p class="title">Britain on Tuesday said it was suspending military exports to Turkey following its incursion into northeastern Syria, as it carries out a review of arms sales to its NATO ally.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We will keep our defence exports to Turkey under very careful and continual review," Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement to parliament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"No further export licences to Turkey for items which might be used in military operations in Syria will be granted while we conduct that review."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ankara's assault against Kurdish forces launched last week has prompted a chorus of international condemnation. Raab said it had "seriously undermined the security and stability of the region".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This is not the action we expected from an ally, it is reckless, counterproductive, it plays straight into the hands of Russia and the Assad regime," he told lawmakers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Britain's arms sales suspension follows similar moves by key European and NATO allies, including Germany -- one of Turkey's main arms suppliers -- and France.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump warned Monday that Turkey faces imminent sanctions over its actions but also signalled that Washington would avoid any armed conflict with Ankara.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said threats of sanctions and arms embargoes by Western powers will not stop the military offensive.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Those who think they can make Turkey turn back with these threats are gravely mistaken," he said in a televised speech on Sunday.</p>