US intends to prevent Turkey invasion into Syria

TOKYO: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the US intends to prevent any unilateral invasion by Turkey into northern Syria, saying any such move by the Turks would be unacceptable.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened an imminent attack in the northeast to push back US-allied Syrian Kurdish Forces. American and Turkish military officials have been meeting in Ankara to try and negotiate a settlement to avoid the invasion, and Esper said Tuesday that he believes they have made progress on some of the key issues.
US officials have made clear that an invasion is an extremely risky venture that could threaten the safety of US forces working with the SDF and potentially impede the continued defeat of Islamic State militants in the region.