Syrian U.S.-backed Kurdish Syrian forces (SDF) said U.S-brokered mediation efforts failed to reach a permanent cease-fire with Syria's Turkey-backed rebels in the northern cities of Manbij and Kobani, according to head of the SDF's media center Farhad Shami on Monday.
Shami blamed the collapse of the mediation on "Turkey's approach in dealing with the mediation efforts and its evasion to accept key points."
The Turks are not happy about the cease-fire deal and Turkey prefers to keep maximum pressure on SDF, a Syrian opposition source told Reuters.
Last week, the SDF said they reached a cease-fire agreement with the Turkey-backed rebels in Manbij through U.S. mediation "to ensure the safety and security of civilians."