Turkish foreign minister in Damascus for talks with Syria’s Sharaa, source says

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey’s foreign minister will hold talks with Syria’s president in Damascus on Thursday to assess bilateral ties, tensions between Syria and Israel, and recent clashes between a Kurdish-led group and the Syrian government, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said.

NATO member Turkey has emerged as one of Syria’s main foreign allies after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad last year. It has pledged to help rebuild the war-torn country, train and advise its armed forces, and…