Turkey demands US expel Kurds from anti-ISIS force

Ties between Turkey and the United States have been strained to the breaking point by Washington's support for the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia.

A KURDISH Peshmerga soldier holds a Kurdistan flag during an intensive security deployment after clashes with Islamic State militants.

A KURDISH Peshmerga soldier holds a Kurdistan flag during an intensive security deployment after clashes with Islamic State militants.

(photo credit: REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018 16:15

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