Trump, Erdogan discuss Kurdish YPG in phone call
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan expressed concerns over the actions and presence of Kurdish fighters of the Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) in a phone call about Syria with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Turkish presidency said.
According to Reuters the presidency statement said the two leaders agreed on the need for more efficient cooperation over Syria, without giving details.
Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey would launch a military operation against the U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish YPG, prompting a warning from the Pentagon that any such military action would be unacceptable.
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