Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (left) slammed the visit of an envoy from the U.S. to the Syrian city of Kobani. In this photo, Erdogan is seen during a visit to Lima, Peru, Feb. 2, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS/GUADALUPE PARDO
IBTimes: Turkey’s Erdoğan Slams US Over Envoy’s Visit To Kobani, Asks It To Choose Between Kurdish Forces And Ankara
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan slammed the United States in comments published by local media Sunday and said that Washington should choose between Turkey and the Kurdish Democratic Union Party, or PYD, the Associated Press (AP) reported Monday.
Erdoğan made the comments after U.S. President Barack Obama's envoy Brett McGurk visited the northern Syrian town of Kobani, controlled by the PYD’s military wing Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG). Ankara considers PYD a terrorist group because it is affiliated to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, which has begun an armed insurgency in Turkey. The PKK is also blacklisted by most of the international community. The YPG, with support from U.S.-led airstrikes, drove back the Islamic State group (ISIS) from the city a year ago, the AP reported.
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