美国呼吁叙利亚境内各盟友停止内斗
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.
美国呼吁得到土耳其支持的叙利亚叛军与库尔德人领导的武装停止相互之间的争斗，因为盟友之间的冲突可能会令美国在叙北部的军事计划化为泡影。
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.
周一，土耳其支持的叛军在叙进一步向南推进，与主要由叙利亚库尔德人组成的武装发生冲突。土耳其是美国的北约(Nato)盟国，而叙利亚库尔德人得到五角大楼(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.
这场争斗凸显出美国有时变化不定的立场。美国正在叙利亚冲突的不同地区支持几派代理人，并试图在美土联盟与美对库尔德人的支持之间找到平衡。库尔德人一直是打击伊斯兰国(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.
安卡拉方面认为，叙利亚库尔德人是库尔德工人党(PKK)力量的延伸。库尔德工人党是一家非法的库尔德人组织，30年来一直在土境内从事叛乱活动。
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.
最近的冲突已造成数十人死亡。
Washington supported the Turkish operation but has become concerned as the fighting has escalated.
在冲突爆发前的上周，土耳其坦克开进叙利亚境内，对ISIS发动攻势，但同时也把炮口对准了土叙边境以南的库尔德民兵组织。华盛顿方面对土耳其的行动表示支持，但随着战斗的升级，它开始对局势感到担心。
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.
对美国而言，最糟糕的情形将是各盟友为夺取曼比季(Manbij)的控制权而相互开战。曼比季是一座具有重要战略地位的城镇。本月早些时候，主体为库尔德民兵组织的叙利亚民主力量(SDF)从ISIS手中夺取了该镇。
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.
负责打击ISIS行动的美国总统特使布雷特•麦格克(Brett McGurk)称，最近相互对立的叙利亚组织之间上演的冲突是不可接受的，他敦促这些组织集中精力打击ISIS、不要内斗。
