Turkey Bombs US Kurdish Allies in Northern Syria

Turkey claimed Thursday to have killed dozens Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters in airstrikes. The YPG is backed by the United States, but viewed as a terrorist group by Ankara.  The news of the attacks comes ahead of a planned visit to Ankara by U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter.   The Turkish military says its air force launched 26 strikes on 18 targets, killing as many as 200 Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters.  If confirmed, it would be the deadliest attack on the YPG by Turkish...

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