Turkey Warns U.S. That Border Force Could Irreparably Harm Ties
- Planned offensive against Kurds to extend beyond Afrin
- Erdogan tells NATO chief measures to be taken against threats
A member of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria.
Photographer: Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images
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Turkey warned the U.S. that the deployment of an American-backed, Kurdish-led force in northern Syria along the Turkish border could cause irreparable harm to the countries’ ties.
A planned offensive against the Kurds will be expanded beyond its initial scope, the government in Ankara added. The growing prospect of a military confrontation with U.S.-backed troops weakened the lira further.