The United States Is Patroled In Syria After Turkey's Air Attack

US military patrols and armed groups in Syria. (Wikimedia Commons/Sgt. Aruph Nunez)

JAKARTA - United States troops have reduced patrols along with Syrian PKK branch YPG troops in Syria, following Turkish airstrikes targeting the terrorist-labelled group, the Defense Department said Tuesday.

Speaking at a news conference, Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said the US acknowledged Turkey's security concerns but remained "deeply concerned" about airstrikes in northern Syria.

Ryder said the mission against ISIS was continuing, but added: "We have reduced the number of patrols with these partners," quoted by the Daily Sabah on November 30.

Furthermore, the spokesman also voiced concern about Turkey's potential land operations, saying it "would greatly jeopardize the acquisitions that have been fought hard" against the ISIS terrorist group.

He called for restraint and said the US maintains regular communication with Ankara.

Turkey launched Operation LAW-Swords in northern Iraq and Syria recently, a cross-border air campaign against the PKK/YPG terrorist group, which has illegal hiding places across the borders of Iraq and Syria.

After air operations were launched on November 20, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also signaled land operations in northern Iraq and northern Syria to eliminate terror threats.

The PKK is an organization labeled terrorists in the United States, Turkey, and the European Union, and Washington's support for its affiliates in Syria has been a major pressure on bilateral relations with Ankara.

The US primarily partnered with PKK/YPG terrorists in northeastern Syria in its fight against the ISIS terrorist group. On the other hand, T\"urkiye strongly opposes the presence of PKK/YPG in northern Syria.