美國呼籲敘利亞境內各盟友停止內鬥
The US has called for an end to fighting between Syrian rebels backed by Turkey and Kurdish-led forces as clashes between its allies threatens to upend Washington’s military plans in northern Syria.
美國呼籲得到土耳其支持的敘利亞叛軍與庫爾德人領導的武裝停止相互之間的爭鬥，因爲盟友之間的衝突可能會令美國在敘北部的軍事計劃化爲泡影。
Rebel groups supported by Turkey, a Nato ally, pushed farther south into Syria on Monday, bringing them into conflict with forces largely made up of Syrian Kurds that have been backed by the Pentagon.
週一，土耳其支持的叛軍在敘進一步向南推進，與主要由敘利亞庫爾德人組成的武裝發生衝突。土耳其是美國的北約(Nato)盟國，而敘利亞庫爾德人得到五角大樓(Pentagon)的支持。
The fighting underlined the sometimes precarious position of the US, which is supporting several proxies in different parts of the Syrian conflict and is trying to balance its alliance with Turkey with its support for Kurds, which have been one of the most effective forces against Isis.
這場爭鬥凸顯出美國有時變化不定的立場。美國正在敘利亞衝突的不同地區支持幾派代理人，並試圖在美土聯盟與美對庫爾德人的支持之間找到平衡。庫爾德人一直是打擊伊斯蘭國(ISIS)的最有效力量之一。
Ankara considers the Syrian Kurds as an extension of the PKK, an outlawed Kurdish group that has been fighting a three-decade insurgency in Turkey.
安卡拉方面認爲，敘利亞庫爾德人是庫爾德工人黨(PKK)力量的延伸。庫爾德工人黨是一家非法的庫爾德人組織，30年來一直在土境內從事叛亂活動。
Dozens of people have been killed in the latest clashes, which erupted after Turkish tanks rolled into Syria last week in an offensive against Isis but also aimed at Kurdish militia south of the border.
最近的衝突已造成數十人死亡。
Washington supported the Turkish operation but has become concerned as the fighting has escalated.
在衝突爆發前的上週，土耳其坦克開進敘利亞境內，對ISIS發動攻勢，但同時也把炮口對準了土敘邊境以南的庫爾德民兵組織。華盛頓方面對土耳其的行動表示支持，但隨着戰鬥的升級，它開始對局勢感到擔心。
The worst scenario for the US would be a battle between its different allies for control of Manbij, a strategically important town captured from Isis by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is dominated by Kurdish militia, earlier this month.
對美國而言，最糟糕的情形將是各盟友爲奪取曼比季(Manbij)的控制權而相互開戰。曼比季是一座具有重要戰略地位的城鎮。本月早些時候，主體爲庫爾德民兵組織的敘利亞民主力量(SDF)從ISIS手中奪取了該鎮。
Brett McGurk, the US presidential envoy for the conflict against Isis, called the latest fighting between the rival Syrian groups unacceptable and urged them to focus on Isis, not each other.
負責打擊ISIS行動的美國總統特使佈雷特•麥格克(Brett McGurk)稱，最近相互對立的敘利亞組織之間上演的衝突是不可接受的，他敦促這些組織集中精力打擊ISIS、不要內鬥。
