US and Turkey face-off in a corner of Syria 

The World

The US defense secretary has said the US will prevent Turkey from carrying out a planned military intervention in northeast Syria. It's not clear if he means US troops will be authorized to use force. Turkey is a NATO ally so any confrontation could have serious diplomatic consequences. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with the former US ambassador to Syria, Robert Stephen Ford. 
 

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