U.S. Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti arrived in the Turkish capital Ankara on Aug. 22 for a brief visit, during which he held discussions on the Syrian quagmire with the top Turkish commander.

Gen. Scaparrotti, who took command of the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) in May, has also been assuming a NATO hat, as he then also took over as the NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Europe.