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<p><span word="ISTANBUL">ISTANBUL</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 26-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Afrin">Afrin</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="militia">militia</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="limitation">limitation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="scope">scope</span> <span word="reveals">reveals</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>.</p><p><span word="Hours">Hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Recep">Recep</span> <span word="Tayyip">Tayyip</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="jets">jets</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="militia">militia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="Manbij">Manbij</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manbij">Manbij</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="militia">militia</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Units">Units</span> (<span word="YPG">YPG</span>).</p><p>"<span word="Risk">Risk</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="clash">clash</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manbij">Manbij</span>," <span word="Haldun">Haldun</span> <span word="Solmazturk">Solmazturk</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="military">military</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>, <span word="dubbed">dubbed</span> <span word="Olive">Olive</span> <span word="Branch">Branch</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="militia">militia</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Afrin">Afrin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="border">border</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> "<span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deescalate">deescalate</span>, <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>."</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="also">also</span> "<span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="caution">caution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>."</p><p><span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Mevlut">Mevlut</span> <span word="Cavusoglu">Cavusoglu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="message">message</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>, '<span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Manbij">Manbij</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="please">please</span> <span word="wrap">wrap</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Afrin">Afrin</span>!'" <span word="Faruk">Faruk</span> <span word="Logoglu">Logoglu</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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