The US president has told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to rein in the offensive in Syria’s Kurdish enclave of Afrin, the White House says. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again been urged to “de-escalate” his military assault on Afrin, a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria. Washington relies on the YPG, the major force within the alliance of Syrian Democratic Forces, fighting against the “Islamic State” (IS) militant group in Syria. Amid rising tensions, Trump urged Turkey to “exercise caution and to avoid any actions that might risk conflict between Turkish and American forces.”Erdogan urged Trump to halt Washington’s weapons support to the Kurdish militia, according to the White House. On Wednesday evening, rockets fired from Syria killed two people and wounded 11 more in the Turkish border province of Kilis.

Source: Egypt Independent January 25, 2018 08:48 UTC