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> BEIRUT - The commander of the main U.S.-backed Kurdish-led force in Syria said Saturday they have halted operations against the Islamic State group due to Turkish attacks on northern Syria over the past week.

> Mazloum Abdi of the Syrian Democratic Forces told reporters that after nearly a week of Turkish airstrikes on northern Syria, Ankara is now preparing for a ground offensive.

> ADVERTISEMENT. "The forces that work symbolically with the international coalition in the fight against Daesh are now targets for the Turkish state and therefore operations have stopped," Abdi said, using an Arabic acronym of the Islamic State group.

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