U.S., Turkey Reach Deal Over Tense Northern Syrian Town

Agreement enables U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters to focus on defeating Islamic State in Syria

The U.S. and Turkey reached a strategically vital accord over a northern Syrian town, U.S. State Department officials said on Tuesday, defusing a potential military flashpoint between the two NATO allies.

The town, Manbij, has been a point of contention between Ankara, Washington and Syrian Kurds, each of which have soldiers with competing missions in the area.

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