Strong opposition from outside USA in any military action against the Kurds in Northern Syria expressed it State Branch. This was stated by a representative of the US State Department in response to a request from the site. Hellas Log on whether Washington has a message to send President of Turkey stating that Turkey would invade Syria against the Kurdish allies of the US. For his part, the spokesman stressed that any form of military action would jeopardize the very difficult progress made by the global coalition against the Islamic State.

As he emphasized, “Our communication about this has been consistent, it has been consistent since our concern on this (issue) arose.” We continue to make it clear – both publicly and privately – that we strongly oppose military action, including a potential ground invasion, that will further destabilize communities in Syria and, most importantly, jeopardize the hard-won progress of the global coalition. against the Islamic State” (ISIS).”

Call for immediate de-escalation

At the same time, the spokesman called for a de-escalation, noting that a possible continuation of hostilities would create security risks for both communities in Syria and US personnel in the area. “We believe that all parties should de-escalate immediately. This is a message that we have been sending continuously over the past few days. Escalation in Syria and Turkish Syrians the border will be dangerous. It will be a threat to the safety of civilians and possibly even US personnel, as we have seen in recent attacks,” he said.

Finally, his representative State Branch made clear that the US has been very clear about its concerns about a further escalation of the situation, including continued airstrikes. “We remain concerned about the escalation in activity in northern Syria, including recent airstrikes, some of which have directly threatened the safety of US personnel working to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS). We have kept Turkey and our local Syrian partners informed of our serious concerns about the potential impact on our targets in DIS – THIS and civilians on both sides of the border. And so we’ve been showing that very clearly over the past few days,” the spokesperson said in a response.

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