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Erdogan links antifa to Kurdish groups

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told US President Donald Trump today that Kurdish groups in Turkey and Syria are working with the anarchist group allegedly linked to violence at otherwise peaceful protests in the United States.

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The group Antifacist Action holds a rally outside of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2019. — REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Turkey tried today again to connect protests against police violence in the United States to Kurdish groups in the Middle East.

In a call with US President Donald Trump, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that people committing acts of violence and looting in the United States are cooperating with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Turkey and the People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria. Erdogan and Trump also discussed Libya, according to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency.

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