THREAD: The US has dumped the YPG terror group as an ally, and is now withdrawing its troops from Syria
US President Trump said the US will pull back support from the YPG, which Turkey sees as the Syrian wing of PKK. It’s part of Trump’s plan to withdraw US troops from Syria.
So, who are the YPG, recently rebranded as SDF, and how are they linked to PKK?
So, who are the YPG, recently rebranded as SDF, and how are they linked to PKK?
Here’s why Turkey sees the YPG as a threat to its national security, and that of Syria:
Earlier in 2018, the YPG had threatened to release Daesh (ISIS) militants if the US pulled its support from them:
Donald Trump, along with with many Americans, refer to the YPG/SDF as “Kurds”, here’s why many Kurdish people don’t agree:
The group [YPG] has been frequently blamed for recruiting child soldiers:
This is what prominent Syrian Kurdish political figures told TRT World about life under YPG leadership in northern Syria trtworld.com/magazine/this-…
Turkey launched Operation Peace Spring against PKK/YPG and DAESH terrorist groups in northeast Syria to secure its borders, establish a peace corridor to ease the safe return of refugees to Syria.
Here is what to know about the PKK terror group:
Here is what to know about the PKK terror group:
“They (PKK/YPG) are not Syrian Kurds.”
We spoke to President of the Independent Syrian Kurdish Association Abdulaziz Tammo on Turkey’s operation in northern Syria and the PKK/YPG terror group, and this is what he told us
We spoke to President of the Independent Syrian Kurdish Association Abdulaziz Tammo on Turkey’s operation in northern Syria and the PKK/YPG terror group, and this is what he told us
The YPG terror group, which the US considered an ally in its fight against Daesh, has released more than 800 Daesh prisoners in Tal Abyad
“They said, ’You have to join us, or we will kill you and your father.’”
A Syrian man who was forcibly recruited by YPG/PKK terrorists has spoken out after surrendering to Turkish forces:
A Syrian man who was forcibly recruited by YPG/PKK terrorists has spoken out after surrendering to Turkish forces:
YPG/PKK, has also a proven track record of recruiting child soldiers.
Our documentary exposes their recruitment tactics:
Our documentary exposes their recruitment tactics:
“They came and abducted me. I was about 11 or 12.”
Nobody knows the exact number of the children soldiers recruited by the YPG/PKK.
This is their untold story:
Nobody knows the exact number of the children soldiers recruited by the YPG/PKK.
This is their untold story:
Recruitment isn’t the only way that YPG/PKK destroy the lives of children
Money laundering, drugs, human trafficking, recruitment of teenagers and children, and training camps in the heart of Europe.
These are some more of the PKK’s illegal activities in Europe since the 1990s, remaining a hidden threat:
These are some more of the PKK’s illegal activities in Europe since the 1990s, remaining a hidden threat:
Europe is no stranger to terror attacks. They have witnessed attacks by Al Qaeda and Daesh in recent years.
There’s, however, another group that poses a threat to their security. Its name is the PKK:
There’s, however, another group that poses a threat to their security. Its name is the PKK:
