{"id":40028,"date":"2019-01-09T23:28:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T23:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/09\/turkey-adamant-on-tough-stance-on-syrian-kurdish-fighters-as-russia-begins-joint-patrols-near-manbij\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:20:21","slug":"turkey-adamant-on-tough-stance-on-syrian-kurdish-fighters-as-russia-begins-joint-patrols-near-manbij","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/01\/09\/turkey-adamant-on-tough-stance-on-syrian-kurdish-fighters-as-russia-begins-joint-patrols-near-manbij\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey adamant on tough stance on Syrian Kurdish fighters as Russia begins joint patrols near Manbij"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANKARA, Turkey \u2014 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday that Turkey will not refrain from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/12\/23\/turkey-masses-troops-near-kurdish-held-syrian-town\/\" target=_blank>military action <\/a>to protect its borders from what he describes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/01\/07\/us-turkey-set-for-talks-on-fate-of-kurds-a-condition-for-us-troop-withdrawal\/\" target=_blank>threats posed by Syrian Kurdish fighters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minister\u2019s comments came a day after Turkey rejected U.S. national security adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/01\/06\/national-security-adviser-bolton-outlines-conditions-for-us-pullout-from-syria\/\" target=_blank>John Bolton\u2019s demands for assurances<\/a> that Ankara would protect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/01\/09\/if-us-troops-leave-syria-what-happens-to-americas-kurdish-partners-in-the-fight\/\" target=_blank>U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters<\/a> in northeastern Syria before American troops pull out from the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey&#8217;s rebuff amplified a rift between Ankara and Washington and raised new questions about how the United States would protect fighters who are U.S. allies in the war against the Islamic State group.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/01\/08\/are-we-leaving-syria-or-not\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5005541.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Are we leaving Syria or not?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. military is still fighting ISIS, and the mission in Syria shows no signs of ending anytime soon, officials say.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey regards the Kurdish fighters as terrorists linked to Turkish insurgency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cavusoglu told Turkey&#8217;s parliamentary foreign affairs committee the U.S. was &#8220;struggling to withdraw&#8221; from Syria because it was too far engaged with the militia group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"759\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1075200088.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1075200088.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1075200088.jpg.jpg?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1075200088.jpg.jpg?resize=768,486 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1075200088.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,648 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. forces&#8217; vehicles and structures are seen on the outskirts of the northern Syrian town of Manbij in the village of Dadat, on the demarcation line separating pro-Turkish factions and opposing U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters, on Dec. 26, 2018. (Delil Souleiman\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In northern Syria, Russian military police and the al-Bab Military Council group began joint patrols in an area close to the front lines with Turkey-backed opposition fighters, according to the Kurdish Hawar news agency and a Kurdish official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Bab Military Council is allied with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces that have been fighting the Islamic State group with the help of the U.S.-led coalition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sharfan Darwish of the Kurdish-led Manbij Military Council also confirmed the joint patrols near t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/12\/28\/syrias-military-says-it-entered-flashpoint-kurdish-held-manbij-us-troops-reportedly-still-there\/\" target=_blank>he Kurdish-held town of Manbij<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday&#8217;s patrols came a day after Russian military police started patrolling the surroundings of Manbij.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/12\/19\/heres-what-may-be-driving-a-us-troop-withdrawal-from-syria\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4833765.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Here\u2019s what may be driving a US troop withdrawal from Syria<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p 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