AS IT IS 2016-02-24 Turkey Demands Total US Support Against YPG

AS IT IS 2016-02-24 Turkey Demands Total US Support Against YPG

Turkey asked the United States for unconditional¹ support in the fight against the Syrian Kurdish YPG.

The United States supports the YPG, also known as People’s Protection Units, in the battles against the Islamic State in Syria. The Turks believe the YPG was responsible for Wednesday’s bomb attack in Ankara that killed scores of people.

The YPG is a section of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party. Turkey says they are terrorists². The U.S. does not agree.

American officials could not confirm nor deny that the YPG was behind the bombing. A Kurdish militant³ group based in Turkey – the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons⁴ (TAK) – claimed responsibility for the bombing. A Turkish government official rejected TAK’s statement as a false claim last week.

President Barack Obama spoke⁵ with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by telephone Friday. Obama shared his concern about the fighting in Syria. Obama promised the U.S.’s support for the Turks.

The two NATO members said they would remain united against the Islamic State.

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unconditional -- adj. without limits, complete

scores of - adj. a large number; many

section - n. part of a larger group of organization

NATO – n. short for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

1 unconditional   

adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的

参考例句：

• The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
• My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。

2 terrorists   

n.恐怖主义者，恐怖分子( terrorist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The terrorists have halted their bloody campaign of violence. 恐怖分子已经停止了他们凶残的暴力活动。
• They were finally forced to capitulate to the terrorists' demands. 他们最后被迫屈从恐怖分子的要求。

3 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

4 falcons   

n.猎鹰( falcon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Peregrine falcons usually pluck the feathers and strip the flesh off their bird prey. 游隼捕到鸟类猎物时，通常是先拔掉它们的羽毛，再把肉撕下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Though he doubted the wisdom of using falcons, Dr. de la Fuente undertook the project. 虽然德·拉·富恩特博士怀疑使用游隼是否明智，但他还是执行了这项计划。 来自辞典例句

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。