The U.S. has warned Turkey against a new military campaign in Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria, saying some recent airstrikes posed a threat to U.S. personnel working with Syrian partners to defeat the Islamic State.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed the Pentagon's strong opposition to Turkey's new military operation in Syria" in a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, according to a Pentagon statement released Thursday.
The Pentagon said a Turkish cross-border attack could undermine operations by U.S.-allied Kurdish forces against jihadists, a top U.S. priority in Syria.
