By Umar Farooq</p> <p><p>WASHINGTON (AA) – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, had a telephone call Thursday with his Turkish counterpart, Gen. Yasar Guler.</p> <p><p>"The two leaders continued their discussion on the security situation in Syria and the importance of continued U.S.-Turkish cooperation on counterterrorism efforts to ensure the lasting defeat of ISIS," Pentagon spokesman Col. Patrick S. Ryder said in a statement, using another name for the Daesh terrorist group.</p> <p>"Gen. Dunford further reiterated the U.S. commitment to Turkey's security," he added.</p> <p>Ryder said the two NATO allies "enjoy a strong and continuous military-to-military relationship."</p> <p>*Kasim Ileri contributed to this story
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