- In blow to U.S.-Turkey ties, Trump administration approves plan to directly arm Syrian Kurds against Islamic State https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/05/09/in-blow-to-u-s-turkey-ties-trump-administration-approves-plan-to-directly-arm-syrian-kurds-against-islamic-state/?hpid=hp_no-name_no-name%3Apage%2Fbreaking-news-bar&tid=a_breakingnews&utm_term=.fe2c08791e9c 3 comments worldnews