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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.
Free Syrian Army soldiers patrol the Syrian border town of Jarablus where Syrian rebels with Turkish backing expelled Islamic State militants last week. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
US Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Turkey for critical talks with its leadership as Ankara launches a military operation to drive Islamic State jihadists out of a key Syrian border town. IMAGES.