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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.
Kurdish groups in France protest in Paris against the Turkish operation in Syria. Ankara stepped up its assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria on Saturday, defying mounting threats of international sanctions, even from Washington. IMAGES
Hundreds of Syrians have returned to their town near the Turkish border that used to be held by Islamic State. Yiming Woo reports.
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.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey's border with Syria must be 'completely cleansed' from Islamic State militants. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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