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Trkish and U.S. troops carried out the second round of trainings for combined patrols in Manbij, northeast of the Aleppo Governorate in Syria, as part of a deal to rid the area of the People's Protection Units (YPG), the Turkish military said Sunday.
The Turkish Armed Forces said on Twitter: "In accordance with the Manbij Road Map and Security Principles, Turkish and the U.S. Armed Forces troops completed the second joint trainings on combined patrol activities in Manbij."
National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar had announced earlier in October that Turkish and U.S. soldiers started joint training on combined patrols in the city.
Turkish and U.S. troops began joint patrols in Manbij on Nov. 1 as part of an agreement that focuses on the withdrawal of YPG from the city to stabilize the region.
The U.S. has claimed the YPG is an "ally" in the fight against Daesh over Turkey's objections that one cannot use a terrorist group to fight another.
Source: The Daily Sabah