Tillerson Tries To Ease Tension With Turkey
The U.S. and Turkey differ over Syria. The U.S. supports and arms Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, seeing them as key allies against ISIS. Turkey considers them terrorists.
by Merrit Kennedy
Feb 16, 2018
2 minutes
There are signs of thawing in the tense relationship between the U.S. and Turkey, as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits Turkey's capital, Ankara, and holds lengthy talks with leadership.
The central rift between the two countries is over Syria. The U.S. supports and arms Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, seeing
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