President Barack Obama urged Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call on Friday to "deescalate tensions" with Iraq by continuing to withdraw Turkish forces from northern Iraq, the White House said in a statement, Reuters reported.
| Champ thus will try to claim credit for something the Turks had already agreed to do... |
The leaders also discussed the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria including efforts to support the moderate opposition in the war-torn nation, the White House said.
| Must have been an interesting conversation, since we're fighting ISIS and Turkey is supporting ISIS... |
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