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Turkey refuses to stop attack on YPG Kurds
Ankara denies truce between rival forces

by James Tweedie

TURKEY announced yesterday that it will not relinquish its attacks on Syrian Kurdish militia, saying that it will never negotiate with a “terrorist” organisation.

This is in disagreement with the YPG’s Jarabulus military council which said on Tuesday that it had agreed to a truce after consultations with the US-led coalition — allied to both the Turkish and YPG forces.

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