Erdogan The Hypocrite Slams US Support Of Syrian Kurds, Lectures Washington On Good & Bad Terrorist

"Turkey has criticized Washington over its active support of the Kurdish fighting force in Syria, branding the People’s Protection Units (YPG) as terrorists despite their latest successful advances on ISIS jihadists’ positions.

The US-backed Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), launched an offensive at the end of May to capture the last segment of the Turkish-Syrian border still under Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) control and surrounded the city of Manbij on Friday. The US-supported coalition forces also continue to recapture settlements in the vicinity of IS stronghold of Raqqa on the north bank of the Euphrates River.

Ankara has long been protesting against American support of the Kurdish YPG forces fighting alongside the SDF. Turkey considers the Syrian Kurdish units to be terrorists with ties to the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which is fighting its own battle against Ankara in Turkey.

The ongoing anti-ISIS campaign conducted by both Russian and US-led forces also interferes with Turkish interests in the region. Turkish authorities have repeatedly threatened a military intervention if the YPG go west of the Euphrates."

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