Turkey anger over US commando photos

Turkey has hit out at the US over images said to show US special forces in Syria wearing insignia of Kurdish militia, during joint operations against so-called Islamic State (IS).

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called the US "two-faced" and said the practice was "unacceptable".

The images appear to show a US special forces soldier wearing the patch of the YPG - a Kurdish militia group.

A Pentagon spokesman said troops often blended in with partners for safety.

The series of images, by an AFP photographer, show the US soldiers operating alongside members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed anti-IS Kurdish-Arab alliance dominated by Kurdish fighters.

The photographer said the soldiers identified as US special forces refused to talk to journalists but were less wary than usual around the media...
 BBC
27/5/16
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