[Navy Patriot]

The Key wording is: "Turkish-led forces" and "Turkish Backed Forces".

Al Jazzera is a little more specific with this: Turkish forces and Free Syrian Army capture Afrin city

Pretty much the US policy code for Islamic Terrorist Foreign Fighters.

Interesting the wholesale civilian slaughter with these guys in there with the Terrorist Turks.

Seems tho only way out is the corridors the Russians set up, and we hear nothing about in the news.

The Kurds should have taken the deal, now everybody dies.

[silverleaf]

They’re going into Iraq after PKK next
Wholesale onslaught against our Kurdish allies
Short sighted US strategy to use the Kurds vs ISIS without considering the long term consequences of creating a vacuum and who would fill it
Yet again

[rhc2000]

Turkey needs a severe ass-kicking. That is all.

[MarvinStinson]

Disgusting.

Repulsive.

[Boowhoknew]

a miserly action in spite of the tough stance. Concerns that the doveish hawks are not worried about the Kurds is bleeding into the oval office. A non sensical statement, I know, but it parlays into the inaction from military leaders on behalf of the Kurds

[silverleaf]

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/turkish-backed-rebels-loot-syrias-afrin-city-steal-everything-from-mercedes-benz-cars-to-foodstuffs/

So, life was worse and would have been worse under Bashir Al-Assad
Right?