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11,000 SDF fighters died in the battle against ISIS.
The US is now discarding them, for their areas to be ethnically cleansed by Turkey, to whom it also recently sold a bunch of weapons
The US is now discarding them, for their areas to be ethnically cleansed by Turkey, to whom it also recently sold a bunch of weapons
In 2018, Turkey invaded and ethnically cleansed the majority Kurdish city of Afrin, then resettled mostly Arab refugees from other parts of Syria in Kurdish houses.
This is Turkey’s plan for the invasion. Purge Kurds. Deport Arab refugees from Turkey. Put them in Kurdish homes
This is Turkey’s plan for the invasion. Purge Kurds. Deport Arab refugees from Turkey. Put them in Kurdish homes
Turkey has recently violently deported 1000s of Syrian refugee men and boys back into Syria. Turkish border guards have shot and killed Syrians as they desperately tried to cross back into Turkey and reunite with their families.
Turkey claims to be invading Rojava in their name
Turkey claims to be invading Rojava in their name
It is hard to overstate how ignorant and venal the Trump administration’s betrayal of the SDF is, or how destructive Turkey’s invasion of Northern Syria will be.
In advance of Turkey’s invasion of Rojava, the US had the SDF destroy their border fortifications. This looks like active, premeditated betrayal
