Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the Turkish Defense Industry Summit in Ankara, Turkey December 12, 2018. Cem Oksuz/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS
WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Wednesday that unilateral military action into northeast Syria by any party would be "unacceptable," after Turkey said it would launch a new military operation in the region within days to target Kurdish militia fighters.
Ankara and Washington have long been at odds over Syria, where the United States has backed the YPG Kurdish militia in the fight against Islamic State insurgents.
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