A Syrian Kurdish activist: The US knew they were supporting and arming the PKK/a terrorist organization. Why they haven't been supporting/arming the moderate Kurdish forces? Then this escalation with Turkey could have been avoided. Now ordinary ppl fall into poverty cuz they lost
..their homes. And they will never return to the places where they lost their homes, and if white phospherous was used by the Turks, it will contaminate the water, cause cancer also in those places. Ppl will never return, will rest of their life live in poverty.
And update from #Amouda: "YPG-fighters are destroying their tunnel system in town (which is under everywhere in town - seen it)."
Several Syrian Kurds in #NESyria told me over the last few days that they are also fed up of all these Öcalan posters appearing at the demonstrations in European countries. "They (PKK) have delivered our areas to the regime, from the start."
Acc to my sources on the ground (Amouda/Qamishlo) YPG is retreating towards the south, direction Raqqa and Deir al-Zour.
Acc to sources, people are leaving YPG now, first they were scared to do so, now not anymore.
Syrian Kurdish activist (one of the bravest I know): They (PYD) been working side by side with the Assad regime, and they are close to Iran. And the Americans knew. #NESyria
