Ankara — US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged on Thursday Washington faced difficult choices in the fight against Islamic State in Syria but sought to downplay differences with Nato ally Turkey over support for Kurdish militia fighters. Speaking after meetings in Ankara with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and senior government ministers, Tillerson said there was "no space" between Turkey and the US in their determination to defeat Islamic State.
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