Some Syrian Refugees Are Going Back to War Alongside Turkey
- 6 years ago
Some Syrian Refugees Are Going Back to War Alongside Turkey
Kurdish had that They want their own cantons on the northern border.
"As Syrians, we respect that Turkey is an ally of the Syrian revolution,
but they are trying to make actions for their benefit." Yet while Turkey’s operation in Afrin has been cast as a narrow fight against Kurdish separatists, seizing the territory would boost the standing of the Free Syrian Army.
Turkey is our personal ally and they helped the people a lot." President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey gave the Free Syrian Army a strong
endorsement in a speech on Tuesday, comparing them to Turkey’s National Forces, which fought for independence in the early 20th century.
2, 2018
KILIS, Turkey — Turkey is relying on a newly reconfigured, 20,000-member American-trained
force with three army corps as it tries to carve out a buffer zone within Syria.
The Free Syrian Army, out of favor with the United States
and badly depleted after seven years of fighting on multiple fronts, has long had common cause with Turkey, whose incursion has angered the Americans.
Colonel Hammadin, 40, watched as a Free Syrian Army journalist shared video footage showing the colonel,
still panting from his exertions, his hand on the shoulder of a captured Kurdish fighter.
Kurdish had that They want their own cantons on the northern border.
"As Syrians, we respect that Turkey is an ally of the Syrian revolution,
but they are trying to make actions for their benefit." Yet while Turkey’s operation in Afrin has been cast as a narrow fight against Kurdish separatists, seizing the territory would boost the standing of the Free Syrian Army.
Turkey is our personal ally and they helped the people a lot." President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey gave the Free Syrian Army a strong
endorsement in a speech on Tuesday, comparing them to Turkey’s National Forces, which fought for independence in the early 20th century.
2, 2018
KILIS, Turkey — Turkey is relying on a newly reconfigured, 20,000-member American-trained
force with three army corps as it tries to carve out a buffer zone within Syria.
The Free Syrian Army, out of favor with the United States
and badly depleted after seven years of fighting on multiple fronts, has long had common cause with Turkey, whose incursion has angered the Americans.
Colonel Hammadin, 40, watched as a Free Syrian Army journalist shared video footage showing the colonel,
still panting from his exertions, his hand on the shoulder of a captured Kurdish fighter.