Insurgents in the United States have ties to Kurdish units in northern Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says those behind the riots in the United States have links to Kurdish units in northern Syria. Erdogan made the remarks in a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump. Are said during. A statement issued by the Turkish Presidency yesterday said that Tayyip Erdogan expressed his concern to Trump during the talks that those responsible for the violence and looting in the United States could be held by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Syria. Tayyip Erdogan called the group a terrorist. The statement added that Erdogan and Trump discussed bilateral relations and regional issues. These include the Libyan crisis. It should be noted that Turkey and the United States have declared the Kurdistan Workers 'Party a terrorist organization. The Ankara government calls the Kurdish People's Protection Unit in Syria the wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party. The unit is a key part of the Syrian Democratic Forces. The SDF(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces) is one of Washington's most prominent allies in Syria and has US support. Violent protests, riots and clashes between protesters and police have erupted in the United States over the past two weeks. The protests began after police in the US state of Minnesota killed George Flight, a black man.