US Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday said Washington had made clear that pro-Kurdish forces in Syria must not to cross west of the Euphrates River, a prospect alarming for Turkey.
"We have made it absolutely clear... that they must go back across the river," Biden said at a news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim.
"They cannot, will not and under no circumstances (will) get American support if they do not keep that commitment. Period."
His comments come after Turkish troops on Wednesday launched an operation inside Syria to cleanse the key town of Jarabulus from Islamic State (IS) jihadists.
Turkey fears that Syrian Kurds may have designs on Jarabulus after seizing the strategic Manbij area in northern Syria from ISIS...
[i24news.tv]
24/8/16
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"We have made it absolutely clear... that they must go back across the river," Biden said at a news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim.
"They cannot, will not and under no circumstances (will) get American support if they do not keep that commitment. Period."
His comments come after Turkish troops on Wednesday launched an operation inside Syria to cleanse the key town of Jarabulus from Islamic State (IS) jihadists.
Turkey fears that Syrian Kurds may have designs on Jarabulus after seizing the strategic Manbij area in northern Syria from ISIS...
[i24news.tv]
24/8/16
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