🎥 In NE Syria, the Turkish-Russian creation of ‘safe zone’ having defeating effect.
2hrs ago @SkyNews watched Russian/Turk convoy pass through a village; pelted w/ stones. Military responded w/ tear gas. 1 villager run over by vehicle as he tried to climb onto it. He later died
2hrs ago @SkyNews watched Russian/Turk convoy pass through a village; pelted w/ stones. Military responded w/ tear gas. 1 villager run over by vehicle as he tried to climb onto it. He later died
In every village they pass through the Turkish military are pelted with rocks.
In some villages the locals put rocks across the road to slow down the convoy.
In the incident we witnessed, the military responsed with tear gas at close range.
In some villages the locals put rocks across the road to slow down the convoy.
In the incident we witnessed, the military responsed with tear gas at close range.
Turkey/Russia claim they are creating a safe zone along this border region.
Turkey also wants to remove what it considered to be ‘terrorists’ from the area - the Kurdish fighters who have been *helping* the US/UK fight ISIS.
Turkey also wants to remove what it considered to be ‘terrorists’ from the area - the Kurdish fighters who have been *helping* the US/UK fight ISIS.
In reality - even by the assessment of the top American diplomat here - the Turkish plan is actually the start of a quiet, systematic ethnic cleaning of the region; to remove the Kurds whose home this is. Leaked US memo to @EricSchmittNYT here: nytimes.com/2019/11/07/wor…
I filmed this before it became clear how badly injured the young Kurdish man was. More @SkyNews tonight.
The top Kurdish commander in the region @MazloumAbdi, a close ally of the US, who felt abandoned when @realDonaldTrump made way for the Turkish/Russian incursion, said today: “The US was able to prevent Turkish aggression in Norteast Syria and still has the power to stop it.”
