In a call, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Türkiye Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan the two NATO allies needed to 'coordinate and deconflict' their activities as they share the common objective
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to Türkiye Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan by phone after US forces in Syria shot down an armed Turkish drone.Antony Blinken said the US and Türkiye needed to "coordinate and deconflict" their military operations in Syria
"During the call, Minister Fidan conveyed to his counterpart Blinken in strong terms that, as an ally, the United States must stop working together with the YPG terrorist organisation in the north of Syria," a Turkish foreign ministry spokesperson said. Türkiye lists the YPG as a terrorist organisation and considers it indistinguishable from the Kurdistan Workers Party , which has fought an insurgency against the country since 1984 in which more than 40,000 have been killed.The YPG is also at the heart of the Syrian Democratic Forces in the US-led coalition against Islamic State militants — US support for them has long caused tension with Türkiye.
The YPG's rocket attack on the base killed one Turkish police officer and wounded seven officers and soldiers in northwest Syria's Dabiq region on Thursday evening, Ankara said.
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