ISTANBUL: Türkiye’s prime diplomat on Saturday (Dec 28) stated Syrian Kurdish fighters important for the US within the combat in opposition to Islamic State extremists can’t be sheltered in Syria, in a cellphone name with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Overseas Minister Hakan Fidan instructed Blinken that “the PKK/YPG terrorist organisation can’t be allowed to take shelter in Syria,” the ministry spokesman stated, referring to the Folks’s Safety Items (YPG) Ankara views as a terror group.
Türkiye has lengthy been rankled by the US’ assist for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria. Ankara sees YPG – the principle part of the SDF – as an extension of its outlawed home foe the Kurdistan Employees’ Get together (PKK).
