U.S. and Turkish Presidents Talk Over Fate of Kurdish Fighters in Syria
U.S. and Turkish Presidents Talk Over Fate of Kurdish Fighters in Syria – Deutsche Welle
The US and Turkish presidents moved from Twitter to the telephone to exchange their views over the US-allied Kurdish fighters in Syria. Washington is insisting the anti-“Islamic State” fighters should not be harmed.
“The president expressed the desire to work together to address Turkey’s security concerns in northeast Syria while stressing the importance to the United States that Turkey does not mistreat the Kurds and other Syrian Democratic Forces with whom we have fought to defeat ISIS,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement, referring to the Islamic State (IS) extremist group.
The Turkish presidency said the two men discussed the creation of a safe zone in northern Syria cleared of militia groups. It did not provide any other details…