Turkey, Russia furious over US plans for Syrian border force

April 29 2017 still taken from video, shows a Kurdish fighter YPG standing guards as US forces take up positions in the northern village of Darbasiyah, Syria.

April 29 2017 still taken from video, shows a Kurdish fighter YPG standing guards as US forces take up positions in the northern village of Darbasiyah, Syria. Source: AAP

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Turkey has reacted angrily to the announcement of a United States border force in Syria, incorporating Kurdish fighters.

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