Turkey summons US ambassador over top general's Syria visit
Washington's top general Mark Milley met with senior American commanders, but not with Kurdish officials, US officials said.
ANKARA — Turkey's government summoned US Ambassador Jeff Flake on Monday over top US general Mark Milley's visit to northeast Syria over the weekend, the country's state-run Anadolu News Agency reported.
Turkish officials reportedly sought an explanation for Milley's surprise visit on Saturday to an undisclosed US base in the Kurdish-controlled region of Syria.
"We can confirm that Amb. Flake did go to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs for meetings," State Department press secretary Ned Price told reporters Monday afternoon.
"It's our understanding that Gen. Milley met only with US troops while in Syria," Price said.
