U.S. Spurns Turkey Demand to Cut Kurdish Ties After Bombing
- `It's not about choosing sides,' spokesman Kirby says
- Turkey blames Syrian Kurd group for killing soldiers in Ankara
Turkish army service busses burn after an explosion on Feb. 17, in Ankara, Turkey.
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The U.S. said it won’t break off ties to a Kurdish militia that’s fighting Islamic State in Syria, rebuffing the demands of NATO member Turkey, which blames the group for a bombing in the capital Ankara this week.