BBC: Turkey-Syria border: Kurds bitter as US troops withdraw
US troops have begun withdrawing from positions in northern Syria, paving the way for a Turkish operation against Kurdish fighters in the border area.
Kurdish-led forces have until now been a key US ally in Syria, where they helped defeat the Islamic State group, but Turkey regards them as terrorists.
The main Kurdish-led group called the surprise US move a "stab in the back".
But President Donald Trump defended the withdrawal, saying it was time "to get out of these ridiculous Endless Wars".
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WNU Editor: The White House has been telling everyone since the beginning of the year that the U.S. was going to withdraw from Syria, This announcement today should not surprise anyone. The Syrian Kurds are also not going to wage war against the Turkish army. In fact the Syrian Kurds have been withdrawing from the Turkish border for the past month .... Syria's war: Kurdish forces pull back from border (Al Jazeera). But in the event of war, this is what the Syrian Kurds believe will happen .... What would an all-out war between Turkey and the SDF entail? (RUDAW).
More News On The Syrian Kurds Condemning President Trump's Decision To Withdraw from the Turkish-Syrian Border
Syrian Kurds Vow to Put ‘Own People’ Before Islamic State Fight -- Bloomberg
'Stab in the back': Kurdish forces decry US pullout from Syria -- Al Jazeera
U.S.-backed Syrian force warns of 'all-out war' in response to any Turkish attack -- Reuters
Syria's Kurds stand to lose all gains from US pullout -- Canadian Press
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I'd imagine that the Turkish experience would be similar to the Saudi experience in Yemen should that happen.
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