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Turkey furious at US military's tweet backing Syrian Kurdish fighters

'Is this a joke or @CENTCOM has lost its senses?,' Erdogan's spokesman said, as defence minister hopes Trump will 'correct the mistake'
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses his lawmakers at the parliament in Ankara on 2 February, 2010 (AFP)
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