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‘US-backed Syrian force largely Arab’NAIROBI: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday a US-backed offensive against Daesh in northern Syria was largely being carried out by Arab rather than Kurdish fighters, in a sign of tacit approval for the operation near Turkey’s borders.The Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance, including the Kurdish YPG militia, thrust into Daesh-held territory around the city of Manbij this week, backed by US-led airstrikes.More At: http://www.arabnews.com/node/933866/middle-east