Tensions overshadow U.S.-Turkey talks on Syria safe zone
With ties to Washington already strained due to purchase of Russian weapons, Ankara threatens unilateral military moves to clear border area of Kurdish fighters.
TURKISH PRESIDENT Tayyip Erdogan attends a ceremony at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk last year(photo credit: REUTERS/UMIT BEKTAS)ByKRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/ THE MEDIA LINE