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spanone

(135,859 posts)
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 12:29 PM Oct 2019

Hundreds of civilians flee northern Syria border areas within last thirty minutes thanks to trump

Chaotic scenes in northern Syria as people flee for their lives



It is absolute gridlock here in northern Syria, near the border with Turkey, as people try to flee to safety with little idea of what the Turkish military has in store for them.

For civilians living in this Kurdish stronghold, it's their worst nightmare playing out before their eyes.

There was a hope up until the last minute that perhaps the US would stand in support of its Kurdish allies and prevent this incursion from happening.

But now there is widespread fear of what Turkey -- which views the YPG-controlled zone as an existential threat -- will do next.


https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/syria-turkey-military-offensive-dle-intl/index.html
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Hundreds of civilians flee northern Syria border areas within last thirty minutes thanks to trump (Original Post) spanone Oct 2019 OP
Maybe he, or someone in his administration is planning PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #1
Are there photos of our Kurdish allies dying yet? dem4decades Oct 2019 #2
If and when a U.S.Military Person Wellstone ruled Oct 2019 #3
 

Wellstone ruled

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3. If and when a U.S.Military Person
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 01:10 PM
Oct 2019

loses his or her life trying to get out of the way,then things will get damn ugly. If the Russians are in Advisory Roles,most here have heard or read those stories of how excuses were made for Collateral damage.

Oh btw,those so called Russian Advisors were also with the so called Ukrainian Militia's during Putin's annexing of Crimea and the Border areas of the Ukraine .

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