Secretary of State Strikes Deal With Turkish Counterpart on Syria

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is shown at the State Department on June 5 in Washington. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Washington on June 4 and worked to end a dispute over the presence of Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) troops in Syria.

Just after the meeting, on June 5, the YPG released a statement agreeing to withdraw its remaining forces, and claiming its fighters had already left in November 2016, except for military advisers working with the Manbij Military Council.