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Kurds

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Iranest. 8. 2–12 million
Iraqest. 5. 6–8. 5 million
Turkeyest. 14. 3–20 million
Syriaest. 2–3. 6 million
United States20,591
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Kurds are an Iranian ethnic group native to Western Asia. Geographically, this mostly mountainous area, known as Kurdistan includes southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northern Syria. There are also exclaves of Kurds in central Anatolia and Khorasan.

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Turkey has amassed thousands of troops along The Border with Syria

tells US it is, step aside for an upcoming Turkish operation against the Kurdish forces In Syria , today an important ally of the United States .

the Kurdish militias played an important role in the suppression of the Islamic state (IS) group, but Turkey considers them terrorists.

The United States has hundreds of troops, which began in North-East Syria to withdraw from a Border region, where Turkey aspires to the establishment of a "safe zone".

Syria 's main Kurdish-led group called the move a "stab in the back".

In January, when Kurdish forces attacked.

But a White house statement on Sunday, makes no reference to the Kurdish fighters.

The Declaration of a phone call between President Donald Trump and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan followed.

What to say to the White house?

"Turkey will soon go ahead with the long planned operation in Northern Syria ," The Statement said.

"The United States armed forces will not support or be involved in the operation, and the United States is not more forces, having defeated the Isis territory a "Caliphate", is in the immediate vicinity. "

The White house also said That Turkey would be conquered fighters the takeover of all responsibility for the IS, the Kurdish troops in The Past two years.

Kurds in the North-Eastern Syria to protest against Mr Erdogan, the plan for the establishment of a "safe-zone" is

More Than 12,000 men, held on suspicion of the members in the Kurdish-controlled camps in southern Turkey planned in a "safe zone". At least 4,000 of them are foreigners.

U.S. allies betray

This represents a significant shift in the US Policy - President Trump to act against the advice of many in The Pentagon and state department.

It risks a recast of the alliances In Syria . The Kurds are forced to seek an accommodation with the Syrian government. The potential chaos of a resurgence of the IS could make it easier. In fact, the US withdrawal of its troops from The Border area of the full withdrawal of troops from Syria could be the start of That Mr Trump has long wanted.

this is a betrayal of Washington's Kurdish allies, a betrayal, to get the many other countries in the region, and note with alarm.

Both the Saudis and the Israelis come to realize That Mr. Trump is the robust rhetoric rarely supplemented by actions.

in the Last month of the Syria Study Group, a bipartisan panel said on behalf of the Congress, in its final report That the US still has significant security interests In Syria , and retains some political levers to influence the events there. But this is clearly not Trump Present ' s view.

How did the Kurds ?

On Monday, a spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic forces (SDF)-the occupy-the former IS the region in North-Eastern Syria , condemning the move.

"There were commitments made by the United States of America That it would not allow any Turkish military operations against the region," cinema Gabriel told Arabic TV station al-Hadath.

He added: "The (US) statement was a surprise and we can say it is a stab in the back for the SDF. "

Kurdish TV in Northern Iraq, said the SDF some of his units had to be on the alert, because the Turkish army mobilized troops to The Border on Monday.

What is planned with Turkey?

Late on Sunday, Mr Erdogan's office, said That " in North-Eastern Syria .

It said the 20 miles (32 km) area along The Border to combat the "terrorists" and create "the necessary conditions for The Return of Syrian refugees".

President Erdogan showed a map of the proposed zone in the UN General Assembly last month

the Turkey, the Kurdish YPG Militia , the dominant considered in the SDF-Alliance - an extension of the banned Kurdistan workers ' party (PKK), which has fought for Kurdish autonomy in Turkey for three decades.

Turkey is host to More Than 3. 6 million Syrians from the Civil War That began in 2011. It is up to two million, want to move you in The Zone .

In his call with Mr trump, the President Erdogan also expressed his "frustration over the US military-security bureaucracy failure" to implement an agreement in August on The Zone , his office said.

On Saturday, he warned That the Turkish armed forces launched a cross-Border offensive in the coming days, but gave no details.

How big is the Turkish operation will be?

analysis Quentin Sommerville, a Middle East correspondent

Invasion or robbery? This is the top question about the Turkish action in North-East Syria . First indications of a limited intervention of Turkey on a 60-mile (100 km) the stretch between the towns of Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain.

It is a sparsely populated, predominantly Arab area. The American forces have already withdrawn from four cross-Border positions, but they have not withdrawn from any positions in the direction of the East and the West.

Similarly, the major Kurdish towns along The Border , Kobane , Qamishili and others - stay calm. There was no call for people to evacuate.

the prisons are full of foreign fighters to the South and will continue to be under Kurdish Control - if the Turkey is restricted to a limited attack.

However, it may not enough: the regime sources call it "a full, incremental invasion". So British and American Special Forces have for months, the preparations for a partial or full withdrawal from the area if The Situation escalates.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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