Turkey calls on US to stop Kurdish fighters moving to Syria’s Afrin 11 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy ReutersThe United States should prevent fighters from the Kurdish YPG militia traveling to the Syrian region of Afrin from elsewhere in Syria to counter a Turkish military incursion, President Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman said on Wednesday. Ibrahim Kalin also told a news conference that Turkey was working to extend a five-hour daily truce in Syria’s eastern Ghouta to 24 hours and that Erdogan would discuss the situation there with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday. Tags: Erdogan, Ghouta, Ibrahim Kalin, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Manila Bulletin, Turkey, US

Source: Manila Bulletin March 07, 2018 15:22 UTC