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US Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications, Ben Rhodes, warned Turkey against engaging with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), during the daily press briefing in Washington D.C. on Monday. Rhodes said that although the US support the Turkish effort to rid Jarablus of so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) fighters, they do not however "support and we would oppose efforts to move south and engage in activities against" the SDF.
Tents set up by Kurdish forces in preparation for displaced people are seen in the town of Ras al-Ain on the Syria-Turkey border. The Kurdish administration in northeastern Syria called up civilians to defend the region against a feared Turkish assault, believed to be imminent. IMAGES
Kurdish forces have launched an operation against Islamic State south of Kirkuk after regaining control of the city following an IS attack and allowing residents to return to the streets. Nathan Frandino reports.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announces first co-ordinated offensive into Syria against Islamic State and Kurdish militia on Wednesday.
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