BEIRUT ¨C The Kurdish YPG militia will pull forces and heavy weapons from a strip along Syria¡¯s border with Turkey under U.S.-Turkish deals, an official in the YPG-led alliance said on Tuesday.
The YPG withdrew from the Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain border positions in recent days, proving it is serious about ongoing talks, the Kurdish-led authority in north and east Syria said.
The withdrawal marks a sign of progress in talks between Washington and Ankara seeking to resolve deep differences over the presence along the border of Kurdish fighters ¡ª U.S. allies that Turkey sees as enemies.
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