Prenoseći te zabrinutosti, američki sekretar za odbranu Robert Gates susreo se s u četvrtak s turskim zvaničnicima u Ankari i zatražio da Turska okonča svoju ofanzivu što je prije moguće.
Relaying these concerns, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates met with Turkish officials in Ankara on Thursday and requested that Turkey end its offensive as quickly as possible.