(CNN) — The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces told a senior US diplomat, "You are leaving us to be slaughtered," demanding to know whether the US is going to do anything to protect Syrian Kurds as Turkey continues its military operation targeting America's Kurdish allies in Syria.
"You are not willing to protect the people, but you do not want another force to come and protect us. You have sold us. This is immoral," Mazloum added.
He insisted the US either help stop the Turkish attack or allow the Syrian Democratic Forces to strike a deal with the Assad regime in Damascus and their Russian backers, allowing Russian warplanes to enforce a no-fly zone over northeast Syria, thereby denying Turkey the ability to carry out airstrikes. The US does not want the Kurds turning to the Russians, administration officials say.
"I need to know if you are capable of protecting my people, of stopping these bombs falling on us or not. I need to know, because if you're not, I need to make a deal with Russia and the regime now and invite their planes to protect this region," Mazloum said.
oDDmON on October 12nd, 2019 at 15:54 UTC »
Looks like the underlying motive for the pullout is to make Russian influence in the region paramount:
GJ supporting your master’s interests Don, GJ.
ages_end_420 on October 12nd, 2019 at 15:48 UTC »
How else will he justify the push to get Turkey out of NATO which only helps Russia?
sampinen on October 12nd, 2019 at 15:23 UTC »
"I need to know if you are capable of protecting my people, of stopping these bombs falling on us or not. I need to know, because if you're not, I need to make a deal with Russia and the regime now and invite their planes to protect this region,"
I suppose this was what the orange-colored Russian agent was aiming for, increasing Russian influence in the area.