General Mazlum Kobane told NBC that the pullout of U.S. troops and the agreement to a buffer zone could have catastrophic consequences for the Kurds.
A Kurdish commander has warned that the Turkish offensive launched in northern Syria and an agreement with the U.S. to end hostilities would lead to"ethnic cleansing" for which the U.S. bears"full responsibility".launched after President Donald Trump said he would pull out U.S. troopsDuring a five-day ceasefire, an agreement brokered by the U.
Syrians flee the countryside of the northeastern Syrian town of Ras al-Ain on the Turkish border, toward the west to the town of Tal Tamr on October 19, 2019. A Kurdish commander has accused Ankara of carrying out an ethnic cleansing operation.The head of Kurdish forces in Syria General Mazlum Kobane has said that Turkey's intentions are more sinister and the U.S. is to blame for any bloodshed.
Both sides have accused the other of breaking the five-day ceasefire and Erdogan was bullish on Saturday when he said"we will start where we left off and continue to crush the terrorists' heads,"Turkey says that Kurdish forces are terrorists and wants to create a"safe zone" buffer inside Syria.
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