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US says uncoordinated actions in north Syria help Islamic State

Uncoordinated operations and manoeuvres in northern Syria will give Islamic State more space, the US Department of Defense said on Monday, calling on Turkey and Syrian opposition groups to stop fighting each other.

In a statement, it also said the United States had reiterated a demand that the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia cross back to the east of the Euphrates river and it understood that such a movement had "largely occurred".

In a cross-border campaign in Syria, Turkey and its Syrian rebel allies have seized territory controlled by Kurdish-aligned forces. Turkish officials say their goal is to drive out Islamic State and prevent Kurdish forces extending its area of control.