US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has warned
Turkey to halt its incursion into northeastern
Syria, warning it could have "serious consequences" for Ankara, the
Pentagon said Friday.
In a phone call on Thursday with
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, Esper reiterated that the
United States opposes Turkey's assault on the mostly Kurdish region because it risks a reversal of the gains made by the coalition fighting to eliminate the
Islamic State group, the Pentagon said in a statement.