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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.
Video posted to social media website purports to show Kurdish-led forces gaining ground on the outskirts of Islamic State stronghold in Syria. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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
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