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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
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About Kurds


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-Syria-offensive: 'hundreds' IS related to escape camp

Feb 16,2020 6:55 am

hundreds of foreigners, in connection with the Islamic state group (IS) escape from A Camp in Northern Syria in the midst of a Turkish offensive, Kurdish officials say.

you say to The Prisoners , gates attacked at Ain Issa displacement camp, as The Fight raged in the vicinity.

Turkey launched an assault last week at the journey of Kurdish troops from the region.

The UN says 130,000 people have fled their homes, and The Number may rise.

Turkey accuses the Kurds of being terrorists, and says she wants to force you away from a "safe zone" to reach the 30km In Syria .

There are also plans for the relocation of More Than three million Syrian refugees currently in Turkey , Many of which are not the Kurds , within The Zone , which critics say could lead to Ethnic Cleansing of The Local Kurdish population there.

the President of Donald Trump 's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from the territory of solved effectively, the Turkish Invasion against the Syrian democratic forces (SDF) - the main Western ally in The Fight against IS.

U.S. Secretary of defense Mark Esper , told Cbs News on Sunday that the United States is currently in the preparation for the evacuation of around 1,000 troops in Northern Syria.

What happens in Ain Issa?

the Details of The Escape are still to be incurred - a monitoring group say The Number of refugees to 100, but the Kurdish authorities, nearly 800 members of the foreign members escaped.

Ain Issa holds around 12,000 displaced people before, including nearly 1,000 foreign women and children with jihadist links.

It is now reportedly empty of strange women, according to charity Save The Children , says "strange Masked Men on motorcycles circling the camp."

BBC Arab affairs editor Sebastian Usher says it is unclear where The Prisoners had when your flight is confirmed.

Ain Issa camp was host to hundreds of children of the alleged members of the

But there is new power to the Kurds , " the evil threat that is no guarantee for the safety of the thousands of alleged to hold in The Face of the Turkish offensive, our correspondent adds.

"someone Who cares about the secure detention of The Prisoners , you are welcome to come to attend and find a solution," a senior official Redur Xelil said that the warning of the Turkish operation was to open the way for IS to regroup.

The SDF says it currently holds More Than 12,000 suspected members in seven prisons, and at least 4,000 of them are foreigners. The exact locations were not revealed, but Some are reported to be in the vicinity of the Turkish border.

has claimed that the recent car-bomb attacks, and on Saturday declared a new campaign In Syria , which it said was to avenge the members' arrest in the Kurdish-run prisons.

Turkey says it will the responsibility for The Prisoners it finds in the offensive.

How to develop the offensive to?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that its troops and allied Syrian rebels seized control of The Key Border Town of Ras al-Ain and laid siege to the city of Tal Abyad, Some 120 km (75 miles).

But, SDF officials said they had. Turkish armed forces pushed back to The Outskirts of Ras al-Ain They also reported fierce clashes around Tal Abyad, and the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) monitoring group said, the Turkey was in almost total control.

Both areas are important goals in the Turkish offensive against the Kurdish-led SDF forces.

It also seems to be a fight for control over a major Motorway called M4 about 30-35km to the South of The Border with Turkey claims its allied forces had already seized it.

What are the figures of the victims?

you are rising, killed civilians, on both sides of The Border :

A female Kurdish politician and women's rights activist was killed nine civilians, on a road that said, in Northern Syria on Saturday, the SOHR.

Hervin Khalaf, Secretary-General of The Future of Syria-party, was lured into an ambush and shot, together with a driver and a helper after returning from a meeting in Hassakeh, her party said.

A spokesman for the Turkish-backed rebels, the Syrian National Army , the implementation of the killings, saying it had not advanced so far, according to Reuters denied.

What is The International reaction?

pressure is building on Turkey to stop the operation.

On Saturday, France all weapons exports to Turkey said it would suspend. Germany earlier announced that it was reducing the sale of weapons to the Nato allies.

But President Erdogan told reporters on Sunday, these measures would not stop Turkey 's military offensive.

"Those who think they can Turkey do to Turn Back these threats are seriously mistaken," he said.

The Kurds have made it clear they feel betrayed by Mr Trump's withdrawal of the US armed forces. Now he says he wants to negotiate with US, a ceasefire between Turkey and the Kurds .

President Trump has suggested he would be willing to impose sanctions against Turkey if necessary.

In a tweet on Sunday, he signalled that he was working on this.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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