frc blog » death comes to northeast syria: the human cost of trump's
it should continue to support our Kurdish allies.. ..…
it should continue to support our Kurdish allies.. ..…
Kurdish forces were holding Kotey and Elsheikh Syria, and the prisoners were transferred to U.S authorities under the impending threat of Turkish invasion.. Thousands of captured ISIS combatants could be released if Turkey beats out the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces Syria. ..…
In international news, Turkey has begun an expected attack on Northern Syria aimed at the Kurdish controlled autonomous region. Kurdish forces had been considered US allies until 3 days ago when President Trump abruptly announced the withdrawal of US forces from the region after a phone..…
During Cold War Soviet Union and its ally, Syria, supported PKK, and Kurdish groups, with view to weakening Turkey and NATO.. ... The PYD is handling Kurdish Affairs for Assad. Free elections in Kurdish controlled areas will pro-American groups like Kurdistan National Assembly..…
In Iraq, Iraqi Army and Shiite militias took over the important cities of Tikrit and Baiji, north of Baghdad, and the Kurdish forces took over the Sinjar region. In Syria, the Kurdish forces managed to take over the cities of Kobani and Tell Abyad and to create contiguity along most of..…
United States launched September 2014 to prevent the group from seizing control of Kurdish of Kobane near Turkish border, later airdropping supplies to YPG forces defending the city. ... In its eagerness to defeat Islamic State, United States failed to address the long-term consequence of..…
., Kurdish-led SDF reported that Turkish warplanes were striking civilian areas. ... Kurdish reports of Turkish bombardment appeared to be inflated in the hope of bringing Americans to their aid before Turkish army crossed over. ..…
Ankara views YPG which has been seeking Kurdish Turkey since 1984... ..…
The White House this week announced plans to move U.S. troops out of harm's way in northern Syria because it appeared Turkey planned to confront Kurdish fighters it claims are terrorists. Members of Congress from both parties said the move would betray longtime Kurdish allies and likely be..…
Motivated largely by the aim of containing Syrian Kurdish, Turkey already has troops on the ground across arc of northwestern Syria, the stronghold of anti- Damascus rebels.. ... Western concerns are that influx of Sunni Arab Syrians into Kurdish northeast would change the demographics..…
He added the aim to is to eliminate threats from Syrian Kurdish YPG and Islamic State militants, and enable the return of Syrian refugees Turkey after the formation of 'safe zone in the area.. ..…
Erdogan regime fears that the consolidation of Kurdish state Syria would encourage similar movements amongst Kurds Turkey. For decades, Turkish fought war against Kurdish Workers Party inside the country.. ..…
March 1975, Shah's regime signed a peace agreement with Saddam and Iran's support for Kurdish insurgency. ... Trump administration concluded that Kurdish actions were interfering with more U.S geopolitical interests. ..…
United States has had long history of forging alliances with Kurdish factions throughout Middle East, only to jettison those alliances when they proved inconvenient. ... Turkish leaders regard Kurdish enclaves in both Syria and Iraq serious threat to Turkey's own security and integrity...…
The source continued that the Syrian Arab Republic holds some of the Kurdish organizations responsible for what is taking place due to their subordination to the US project as they have been previously warned during the meetings with them against the dangers of that project and to not be tools..…