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| US says claim it supported IS in Syria is 'ludicrous' | US says claim it supported IS in Syria is 'ludicrous' |
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| The US has described as "ludicrous" a claim by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that it supported so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria. | The US has described as "ludicrous" a claim by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that it supported so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria. |
| State Department spokesman Mark Toner there was no basis for such an accusation. | |
| The Turkish leader earlier said he had evidence and also said the US had supported the Kurdish YPG and PYD groups. | The Turkish leader earlier said he had evidence and also said the US had supported the Kurdish YPG and PYD groups. |
| Turkish troops have been fighting to push IS out of northern Syria. | Turkish troops have been fighting to push IS out of northern Syria. |
| Turkey v Syria's Kurds v Islamic State | Turkey v Syria's Kurds v Islamic State |
| Why is there a war in Syria? | Why is there a war in Syria? |
| "They were accusing us of supporting Daesh," Mr Erdogan told a press conference in Ankara, using an alternative name for IS. | "They were accusing us of supporting Daesh," Mr Erdogan told a press conference in Ankara, using an alternative name for IS. |
| "Now they give support to terrorist groups including Daesh, YPG, PYD. It's very clear. We have confirmed evidence, with pictures, photos and videos." | "Now they give support to terrorist groups including Daesh, YPG, PYD. It's very clear. We have confirmed evidence, with pictures, photos and videos." |
| At least 37 Turkish troops have been killed during an operation launched in August to push IS militants and Kurdish fighters out of the area around al-Bab, a strategic town about 20km from the Turkish border. | At least 37 Turkish troops have been killed during an operation launched in August to push IS militants and Kurdish fighters out of the area around al-Bab, a strategic town about 20km from the Turkish border. |
| The US has been working with the Kurdish groups in Syria but Turkey says they are linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has been waging a decades-long insurgency inside Turkey. | The US has been working with the Kurdish groups in Syria but Turkey says they are linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has been waging a decades-long insurgency inside Turkey. |
| Meanwhile the umbrella group representing Syria's political and armed opposition factions has urged rebel groups to cooperate with "sincere regional efforts" to reach a ceasefire deal. | Meanwhile the umbrella group representing Syria's political and armed opposition factions has urged rebel groups to cooperate with "sincere regional efforts" to reach a ceasefire deal. |
| But Riad Hijab, general coordinator for the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), said the body had not been invited to take part in a conference proposed by Russia to take place in Kazakhstan. | But Riad Hijab, general coordinator for the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), said the body had not been invited to take part in a conference proposed by Russia to take place in Kazakhstan. |
| Mr Hijab said confidence-building measures were needed to create an atmosphere for political transition talks which he said should be held in Geneva and sponsored by the UN. | Mr Hijab said confidence-building measures were needed to create an atmosphere for political transition talks which he said should be held in Geneva and sponsored by the UN. |