Posted on 01/27/2018 10:28:12 AM PST by Texas Fossil
Azaz (Syria) (AFP) - Turkey on Saturday urged the United States to withdraw personnel from a Kurdish-held town in northern Syria after Washington told Ankara it would stop arming a Syrian Kurdish militia that Turkey is fighting.
As Turkey's offensive in Syria entered its second week with new air strikes and artillery, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said it was "necessary for them (US) to immediately withdraw from Manbij", where Washington has a military presence.
Turkey launched operation "Olive Branch" on January 20 against the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia in its western enclave of Afrin, supporting Syrian opposition fighters with ground troops and air strikes.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to expand the offensive against the YPG to Manbij, east of Afrin.
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“after Washington told Ankara it would stop arming a Syrian Kurdish militia that Turkey is fighting”
It did not specify SDF. I do not believe the article.
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