Turkish Offensive on Islamic State in Syria Caught U.S. Off Guard.

The article reports that the Turkey Armed Forces has launched an attack against the Islamic State terrorist organization in Syria leaving the cooperation between North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) partners such as the U.S. to break down at the senior levels. Topics include the operation's alignment, the warning of the U.S. on its decline to provide air support to Turkey, and the accusation of Turkey against the Syrian Kurdish militia for being an extension of Kurdish separatist group.