"Turkey will continue the fight against Daesh and eliminate this terrorist group in Syria," President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a joint press conference with visiting Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic in the capital Ankara.
On Wednesday's suicide attack in Manbij which killed US soldiers, Erdogan said that he doesn't believe US President Donald Trump will back down in the face of this attack, as this would mean victory for ISIS.
He added that the attack could be meant to dissuade the US from leaving Syria.
Manbij remains under the control of the PYD/YPG, the Syrian affiliate of the PKK terrorist organization.
The attack came after Trump's surprise announcement last month of the withdrawal of American forces from Syria.
The pullout decision came during a phone call with Erdogan in which the two leaders agreed on the need for more effective coordination over Syria.
Based on AA
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