{"id":3257,"date":"2018-04-04T22:19:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T22:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/?p=3257"},"modified":"2018-04-04T22:19:33","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T22:19:33","slug":"centcom-head-turkey-us-in-robust-dialogue-over-syria-ypg-still-principal-us-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2018\/04\/04\/centcom-head-turkey-us-in-robust-dialogue-over-syria-ypg-still-principal-us-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"CENTCOM HEAD: TURKEY-US IN ROBUST DIALOGUE OVER SYRIA, YPG STILL PRINCIPAL US PARTNER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/US-TROOPS-IN-SYRIA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3258\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/US-TROOPS-IN-SYRIA-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/US-TROOPS-IN-SYRIA-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/US-TROOPS-IN-SYRIA-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/US-TROOPS-IN-SYRIA-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/US-TROOPS-IN-SYRIA-560x293.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/US-TROOPS-IN-SYRIA-260x136.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/US-TROOPS-IN-SYRIA-160x84.jpg 160w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/US-TROOPS-IN-SYRIA.jpg 1910w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News<\/p>\n<p>The head of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on April 3 that the U.S. is in a \u201cvery robust dialogue\u201d with Turkey over Syria, while also insisting that the Peoples\u2019 Protection Units (YPG), a group viewed as terrorists by Ankara, is Washington\u2019s \u201cprincipal partner\u201d on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>General Joseph Votel made the remarks at a forum on the situation in Iraq and Syria organized by the United States Institute of Peace, a Washington-based think tank.<\/p>\n<p>Stressing on the importance of communication between the NATO allies to de-escalate the tension and try to resolve issues through discussion, Votel noted that Washington and Ankara have an \u201copen line\u201d of dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at: http:\/\/www.hurriyetdailynews.com\/turkey-us-in-robust-dialogue-over-syria-ypg-still-principal-us-partner-centcom-head-129762<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News The head of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on April 3 that the U.S. is in a \u201cvery robust dialogue\u201d with Turkey over Syria, while also insisting that the Peoples\u2019 Protection Units (YPG), a group viewed as terrorists by Ankara, is Washington\u2019s \u201cprincipal partner\u201d on the ground. 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