US military visits contested area in northern Syria to defuse rising tensions

DEIR HAFER, Syria: A US military delegation arrived in a contested area of northern Syria on Friday following rising tensions between the Syrian government and a Kurdish-led force that controls much of the northeast. The US has good relations with both sides and has urged calm. A spokesperson for the US military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Earlier in the day, scores of people carrying their belongings arrived in government-held areas in northern Syria ahead of a possible offensive by Syrian troops on territory held by Kurdish-led fighters east of the city of Aleppo.

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