MANBIJ: Turkey’s diplomatic efforts regarding the Democratic Union Party(PYD), which is the Syrian offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)terror organization, have started to pay off. Communication between Ankaraand Washington regarding Syria’s Manbij region are expected to intensify.

Turkey gives U.S. opportunity to rectify Manbij promise

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavusoglu recently met with newly appointedU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Brussels on the sidelines of agathering of top diplomats of NATO allies. Turkey will take steps togetherwith the U.S. in Manbij, Çavusoglu said following their meeting.

Shortly after this, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General JosephDunford spoke with his Turkish counterpart General Hulusi Akar over thephone. They discussed the current security environment in Syria and theMiddle East, as well as ways to strengthen cooperation.

The U.S. had pledged to withdraw the People’s Protection Units (YPG), thearmed wing of the PYD, from Manbij, which is located approximately 25 milesfrom Turkey’s border, to the west of the Euphrates, but has thus far failedto fulfill its promise.

Ankara continues to stockpile evidence against YPG/PYD

Turkey has continued to amass evidence that proves the YPG/PYD is theSyrian extension of the PKK. Previously, many of Turkey’s western alliesdenied and contradicted this fact. Recently, however, these countries havestarted to change their tune and have become unable to defend the terrorgroup. Turkey presented this evidence during NATO Secretary General JensStoltenberg’s most recent official visit.

Sources claim that in closed-door meetings, those who once defended theterror group have become unable to do so in the face of Turkey’s growingstockpile of evidence and that they have started to accept that the YPG/PYDis the Syrian extension of the PKK. Although the actions of the YPG/PYDhave become indefensible to their backers, they continue to support theterror group on the field. Various types of arms and ammunitions arecontinually provided.

The U.S has supplied the YPG/PYD with more than 5,000 truckloads of weaponsto allegedly use in the fight against Daesh, despite Ankara’s warnings thatthe fact they are the Syrian offshoots of the PKK terror organization.

French troops spotted patrolling Manbij

Turkey has continued to update its evidence stockpile. The U.S. has alwaysbeen a backer of the terror group, and now France has also joined in.French troops who were sent to Manbij following Turkey’s Operation OliveBranch were spotted in the YPG/PYD-occupied city alongside U.S. troops andterrorists.

A convoy of French and U.S. troops made up of ten Humvees, long-rangemissile launchers, radar and communications equipment, and medium weaponsdeployed from the American military base in Kobani entered Manbij. Americanand French fighter jets are also said to be on alert to fly to PKK-occupiedManbij.

The PKK is listed as a terror organization by Turkey, the EU and the U.S. -Agencies