'Suprise': U.S. Once Again Denies Reaching Any Agreement With Turkey On Manbij

1.6.18

'Suprise': U.S. Once Again Denies Reaching Any Agreement With Turkey On Manbij: [southfront.org]  Nauert’s statement contradicts an earlier statement of the US Embassy in Turkey, in which it had announced that the Turkish-US working group outlined the main contours of a road map for “cooperation in ensuring security and stability” in Manbij during their meeting in Ankara.

Later on May 30, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Davutoglu confirmed that a roadmap for cooperation on Manbij had been reached and revealed that the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) might withdraw from the Manbij before the end of this summer, as a part of the roadmap. However, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which include the YPG, dined that it is planning to withdraw from Manbij.

The statements of Nauert and the SDF hints that the US is planning to walk away from the roadmap that will be discussed by Cavusoglu and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on June 2 and 3.