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Jennifer Griffin: "We have not heard from SDF (YPG) leaders. Have they accepted this deal."
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Jennifer Griffin ✔ @JenGriffinFNC
We have not heard from SDF (YPG) leaders. Have they accepted this deal. Ceasefire for 120 hours. Ceasefires don’t always hold in the Middle East.
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U.S. Vice President Pence says deal reached with Turkey's Erdogan for a ceasefire in Northern Syria; Turkey will pause all military operations for 120 hours to allow withdrawal of YPG forces. More Syria coverage: https://reut.rs/2OXmHpU
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1:49 PM - Oct 17, 2019
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Jennifer Griffin ✔@JenGriffinFNC
When did the US government start referring to Kurdish forces as YPG, not SDF - Syrian Democratic Forces that they armed and used to destroy ISIS?
Reuters Top News ✔ @Reuters
U.S. Vice President Pence says deal reached with Turkey's Erdogan for a ceasefire in Northern Syria; Turkey will pause all military operations for 120 hours to allow withdrawal of YPG forces. More Syria coverage: https://reut.rs/2OXmHpU
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1:48 PM - Oct 17, 2019
