Turkey has urged the United States to reverse a decision to arm Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State in Syria. <br/><br/>Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who is on a visit to Montenegro, said in a televised news conference that every weapon supplied to the Kurdish militia constituted a threat to Turkey. <br/><br/>Pentagon chief Jim Mattis today said he is confident the United States can allay any concerns Turkey has over the decision to arm Syrian Kurdish fighters whom Ankara considers terrorists. <br/><br/>The Pentagon yesterday said President Donald Trump had approved arming Kurdish fighters ahead of an eventual<br/>offensive to recapture the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold of Raqa.