"
The US has struggled with its ties with the YPG, as
they've been the main faction fighting against ISIS,
but have also tried tyo limit that support to the
country's east, because Turkey gets so angry when
they gain territory around the Euphrates River.
..."
http://news.antiwar.com/2016/02/19/us-rejects-turkish-demand-to-cut-ties-with-kurds/