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‘Stab in the back’: Kurdish forces decry US pullout from Syria

Syrian Democratic Forces denounce US move, pledge to defend ‘at all costs’ if Turkey carries out long-threatened attack.
7 Oct 2019
The Kurdish-led forces who helped the United States defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) group in Syria have accused Washington of reneging on its commitments by pulling out troops from the country’s northeast and clearing the way for a Turkish assault on the Kurdish-controlled region.
In a statement on Monday, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pledged to “defend our land at all costs”, with the group also calling Washington’s move “a stab in the back”.
The SDF, led by the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), was Washington’s main ally in Syria in the fight against ISIL. In recent years, they have expanded their control in northern and eastern Syria, in a vast area stretching 480km (300 miles) from the Euphrates River to the Iraq border.
Read more at https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/kurdish-forces-decry-pullout-syria-191007145220366.html

Kurdish Militia in Syria Likely to Join with Assad, Putin

US plans to depart as Ankara is seen preparing to clear border area of ‘terrorist’ forces
By KRISTINA JOVANOVSKI
October 8, 2019
Kurdish forces in Syria will likely seek an alliance with Moscow and Damascus after the United States announced a looming Turkish incursion into Syria, analysts have told The Media Line.
A statement from the White House after President Donald Trump spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday night revealed that Turkey “will soon be moving forward.”
Ankara sees the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria as connected to the PKK, a Turkey-based Kurdish militia it has declared a terrorist organization. Both Washington and the European Union have also classified the PKK as a terrorist group.
Read more at https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Kurdish-Militia-in-Syria-Likely-to-Join-with-Assad-Putin-604027

Syria: Kurds vow to form ‘human shields’ to fend off looming push

Turkey has long warned of operation in the region to set up ‘safe zone’ to host Syrian refugees and push out enemies
by Farah Najjar
October 8. 2019
Kurdish civilians in northeastern Syria are planning to stage open-ended sit-ins in areas near the border with Turkey in response to a looming Turkish military operation, according to local activists and journalists.
Sitting in “huge tents”, people of all ages have begun gathering in the towns of Ras al-Ain, Tal Abyad and Kobane.
“[They] want to stand as human shields to prevent a Turkish advance,” said Arin Sheikhmous, an activist based in Qamishli, where hundreds also  gathered outside a United Nations office to call for international action.
Read more at https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/syria-kurds-vow-form-human-shields-fend-looming-push-191007205116067.html