Turkey asked the United States for unconditional support in the fight against the Syrian Kurdish YPG. The United States supports the YPG, also known as People’s Protection Units, in the battles against the Islamic State in Syria. The Turks believe the YPG was responsible for Wednesday’s bomb attack in Ankara that killed scores of people. The YPG is a section of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party. Turkey says they are terrorists. The U.S. does not agree. American officials could not confirm nor deny that the YPG was behind the bombing. A Kurdish militant group based in Turkey the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) claimed responsibility for the bombing. A Turkish government official rejected TAK’s statement as a false claim last week. President Barack Obama spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by telephone Friday. Obama shared his concern about the fighting in Syria. Obama promised the U.S.’s support for the Turks. The two NATO members said they would remain united against the Islamic State.
Title: Turkey Demands Total US Support Against YPG
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/844/tur_sound.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Turkey Demands Total US Support Against YPG' data-article-id='1262'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7750'>Turkey asked the United States for unconditional support in the fight against the Syrian Kurdish YPG.</span> <span data-start-time='7750' data-end-time='17375'>The United States supports the YPG, also known as People’s Protection Units, in the battles against the Islamic State in Syria. </span> <span data-start-time='17375' data-end-time='26688'>The Turks believe the YPG was responsible for Wednesday’s bomb attack in Ankara that killed scores of people.</span> <span data-start-time='26688' data-end-time='33125'>The YPG is a section of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party. </span> <span data-start-time='33125' data-end-time='35604'>Turkey says they are terrorists. </span> <span data-start-time='35604' data-end-time='37750'>The U.S. does not agree.</span> <span data-start-time='37750' data-end-time='45938'>American officials could not confirm nor deny that the YPG was behind the bombing. </span> <span data-start-time='45938' data-end-time='56292'>A Kurdish militant group based in Turkey the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) claimed responsibility for the bombing. </span> <span data-start-time='56292' data-end-time='63146'>A Turkish government official rejected TAK’s statement as a false claim last week.</span> <span data-start-time='63146' data-end-time='71875'>President Barack Obama spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by telephone Friday. </span> <span data-start-time='71875' data-end-time='76417'>Obama shared his concern about the fighting in Syria. </span> <span data-start-time='76417' data-end-time='80896'>Obama promised the U.S.’s support for the Turks.</span> <span data-start-time='80896' data-end-time='86417'>The two NATO members said they would remain united against the Islamic State.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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