October 5, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C, — Joint Staff Spokesperson U.S. Army Col. Dave Butler provided the following readout:
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., spoke with Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces Gen. Metin Gürak today by phone.
The two leaders discussed our shared objective of defeating ISIS and the need to follow common deconfliction protocols to ensure the safety of our personnel in Syria following today’s incident.
Türkiye is a NATO ally and the U.S. values its strategic bilateral relationship.
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