U.S. Army Chief Joseph Dunford said on Monday that Turkey and the U.S. agreed to work together on the long-term plan on Raqqa.
The U.S. and Turkey will work together on the long-term plan of seizing, holding and governing Raqqa, Dunford said.
His statement come after a four-hour-talk with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar in Ankara.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Syrian armed group dominated by the Peoples' Protection Units (YPG) terrorist group, announced that they launched a Raqqa operation against Daesh.
Turkey strongly opposed YPG's involvement in the Raqqa operation and said that any non-Arab elements should not be allowed to enter the Arab-populated city otherwise a long term peace would be impossible in the region.
"SDF is not the solution for holding and governing Raqqa," according to Dunford.
The American general confirmed that the U.S.-led coalition would not move forward to Raqqa without the incorporation of “Turks and their perspective into our plans".
