Turkiye will take "preventive measures" for its national security against "all terrorist organizations such as the PKK/PYD/YPG and Daesh/ISIS operating in Syria.

Axar.az reports that according to the Turkish Communications Directorate, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ankara on Thursday.

Erdogan said that Turkiye, which it described as the only NATO country that has fought Daesh/ISIS in direct combat, will "prevent the PKK terror group and its affiliates from taking advantage of the situation" and "will never allow any setback" in the fight against Daesh/ISIS.

Turkiye has stood for the preservation of Syria's territorial integrity, unity and unitary structure from the very beginning, Erdogan added.

He also called on the international community to "work together on the revival and reconstruction of institutions in Syria," according to the statement.