LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Britain warned Turkey on Tuesday
against taking unilateral military action in Syria, after the
United States began pulling back troops from the border there.
"We have been consistently clear with Turkey that unilateral
military action must be avoided as it would destabilise the
region and threaten efforts to secure the lasting defeat of
Daesh (Islamic State)," foreign office minister Andrew Murrison
said.
Murrison also distanced the government from U.S. President
Donald Trump's earlier assertion that Britain was thrilled at
his decision to withdraw troops.
Murrison said he had "no idea" where that comment came from
and that it certainly was not based on the contents of a call
between British foreign minister Dominic Raab and U.S. Secretary
of State Mike Pompeo on Monday.
(Reporting by William James, editing by Elizabeth Piper)