BBC: Syria conflict: US and Turkey agree to avert Manbij clash
The US and Turkey, whose forces are at loggerheads in northern Syria, have agreed to try to defuse the crisis.
The Nato allies said joint teams would meet shortly to work through their diplomatic differences, including a dispute over the city of Manbij.
Turkey has threatened to attack US-allied Kurdish forces in Manbij, whom they regard as terrorists.
Pro-Turkish forces are battling the militia in nearby Afrin, across Turkey's southern border with Syria.
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