Erdogan and Trump urge cooperation after Turkey’s Syria threat 0 SHARES Share it! Trump and Erdogan “agreed to ensure more effective cooperation on the subject of Syria” during a telephone call, a Turkish presidential source said. During their phone conversation, Erdogan shared with Trump “Turkey’s legitimate security concerns caused by the presence and actions” of the Kurdish militia, the source said. On Friday, Erdogan again urged the US to drive the Kurdish militia out of the city. The first offensive began in August 2016 with Turkish forces supporting Syrian opposition fighters against IS and was completed by March 2017.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 15, 2018 01:30 UTC