‘US-backed Syrian force largely Arab’

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday a US-backed offensive against Daesh in northern Syria was largely being carried out by Arab rather than Kurdish fighters, in a sign of tacit approval for the operation near Turkey’s borders.
The Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance, including the Kurdish YPG militia, thrust into Daesh-held territory around the city of Manbij this week, backed by US-led airstrikes.
“What we have been told is that the YPG will predominantly act as a logistical force here and the main force will be Arabs,” Erdogan told a news conference during a trip to Kenya.
“We are monitoring what is being done in this process through our own intelligence network and command chain. We will see,” he said.

Source: Arab News