<span style="color: #222222;">French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday hosted representatives of the Kurdish-led force that defeated Islamic State extremists in Syria, While drawing a sharp rebuke from Turkey. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Macron assured the Kurdish envoys of French support in their fight against the remaining jihadists. He also vowed financial support to the humanitarian needs and the socio-economic stabilisation of the civilian population in Syria.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy in a statement accused Macron of seeking to confer artificial legitimacy on a faction of terrorist groups.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In late March, the US-backed SDF flushed out IS fighters from their last bastion in Syria but Kurdish-led force still warns that the jihadists remain a threat in places. The SDF is an umbrella Kurdish-Arab force dominated by Kurds from the People's Protection Units, YPG. It is regarded with huge distrust by neighbouring Turkey which sees the YPG as a terror group.</span><br />''  <br />