Turkey began a planned military offensive into northeastern Syria on Wednesday, launching airstrikes and artillery fire across the border just days after the Trump administration announced it was pulling US troops back from the area.
The operation is aimed at pushing Kurdish forces — who were a key ally of the US in the fight against ISIS — away from Turkey's border.
"Our aim is to destroy the terror corridor which is trying to be established on our southern border and to bring peace and peace to the region," Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tweeted as he announced the start of the operation.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) who operate in the area are US allies. They are led by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), which Turkey considers a terrorist organization.
#CNN #News
The blood is on Trumps hands and his supporters hands
you would criticize him if he did go to war so your opinion is worthless.
Let them fight their own battles. Dirt world countries shouldn’t be America’s concern
That’s what I said all of this chaos all of these lives all of this death and everything else in between his on the heads of his supporters. Trump will answer for his crimes but his supporters well hopefully they will get what is coming to them because when you vote out of greed for a greedy man you will get what’s coming to you
Every thing that happens is blood on Trumps hands and his supporters, if this was Obama he would be gett3the noble peace prize
KPP blood? I’ll take that!
It’s hard to be modest when we’re heroes.
ISIS never attacked Israel….that flies over the heads of most sheep
menotyou notyoume
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You’re right, because Israel invented terrorism structures: There is chaos in their roots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDPBJ_zpCTY
How familiar is it? Yesterday Haganah! Today Isıs and al-Qaeda!!
Whoever is truly lucrative from terror and does not pay the price is the source of terror.
And coincidentally, ISIS lost steam after Obama left. Obama did mention arming “Syrian opposition forces” I wonder who’s ISIS arms dealer was?
Are you trying to redeem ISIS ?
using the word Sheep, is a form of intimidation. I admit I don’t know everything, but I bet I know more than you.
@Tony Hill
Saudi terrorists and israeli mossad did 9 11 😀
His unmatched wisdom has a high body count.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish-backed_Free_Syrian_Army
@alex jervis Something explaining text, what you gonna proof with a link, would be nice.
OMG! CNN of course….
Are you hypnotized bro? Or a foreign sodomite?
Well that didn’t take long. America is completely feckless.
Trump the scumbag has handed America’s enemies a great victory. Iran, Russia, and IS are happy bunnies tonight.
Barry Kelly exactly my point
Turkey isn’t an enemy you just want some orange man bad
Another foreign sodomite spreading unhappy rumors, with zero knowledge…
@Hmmm True
Trump’s next book should be: How to Lose Allies in 4 Years.
This is getting weird its like libtards dont take second to think they just orange man bad and everyone is supposed to applaud, they weren’t allies we don’t have treaties
Norman Vega you are partially right on that matter but the reason why Kurds were fighting is because they wanted part of Syria so they can establish their long dreamed country but Turkey clearly states over and over that Syria should not be divided I mean you have to understand that there is 4 million Syrian people in Turkey so this is only option left for Turkey and you will see that no civilian will get hurt if you look at all the other operations Turkey did civilians were happy to see Turkish troops because they don’t want to see war any more and Turkey will end that
@T A T Turkey is still in NATO right?
@Danny v Yes, but USA’s actions damage its reputation in Turkey and cause anti-americanism to rise. There is a big trust issue with USA, many people now believe USA is trying to undermine Turkey.
Turkey is theorically an American ally but the people don’t view it that way, and neither does Americans feel the same about Turkey anymore, the relations are badly damaged.
@T A T I hear ha but have understand the power dynamic we are the alpha so everyone wants us to fight for them ,Turkey has done plenty of things to the US in kind again no more American shields, I remember when the left had principles and emotions
So Trump’s towers in Istanbul are safe now that he caved to Erdogan.
I just want to know is there.anything he could do thats not orange man bad?
Nobody caved Ms. Negative
Angela Mison fake news! It’s not his building he just rent his name on that building
Hopefully Erdogan WIPES OUT New Israel(created in 1948 by European Zionist so-called Jews & White Supremacists) next!!!
Moral of the story: Never trust America
black pp nothing you said makes sense
black pp Turkey is a American allie lol the kurds are not even a nation theres real nations that we will actually defend like south korea or japan and many more lol
I love how triggered everybody is in the comments section (no pun intended).
@Stewie Griffen are you think It’s funny
Never trust cnn
When you think that White House Trash couldn’t stink anymore it does!
When you think your dumb turned dumber and it did.
This has to be one of the most humiliating moments for American prestige.
What?!
KPP got caught with their pants down, We are bringing our troops home…
KPP got spanked by Turkey and everything else is classified… It’s all good!!!
@Blue Lego
Dumbass creep racist u are.
Let’s see how long it takes for the second part of 9-11
This president is a traitor. A Putin asset.
“Kurds will become terrorists because we stopped giving them free weapons and training” uh ok nice racism there
“Kurds will become terrorists because we stopped giving them free weapons and training” uh ok nice racism there
you would criticize him if he did go to war, so, yeah your opinion is worthless.
Michigan Wolverine in Austin
So well said
I have a box of rocks with a higher IQ than you sodomite non American foreign enemy.
Turkey is a NATO member and is allies with the United states. The United states has military bases in Turkey.
AJA BOOBOO you’re a fool if you think turkey will genocide the Kurds. They’re not even invading them for being Kurds either. They’re invading them due to them being PKK aligned and being on their border, read into the situation
Shouldn’t be a NATO member…
Diamano we dont mind. Turkey has never benefit from being a Nato member anyways. It was always the West.
yet US choosed the terrorist PYD for ally, now Turkey pissed off
@AJA BOOBOO proofs %0 manipulation %100
isis and russia are LOVING this.
backstabbing our allies.
shame on US.
This actually benefits Russia in a different way though. It’s not because Russia is against Syria, it’s because Russia can now feel free to make moves in Syria because America isn’t there to make things awkward. Trust me, it helps Russia.
And yes, Turkey is a part of NATO, but what they are doing is committing genocide. Our folks were keeping this happening because we’re allies with Turkey. They wouldn’t destroy Syria because we were there. Now, they’re taking down not just military personnel but innocent people as well. They don’t care. They’re taking everybody down.
And let’s not even mention how the terrorists are salivating over this. We had them on the ropes until now.
This was a move to get the attention off the Ukraine thing, but it’s actually just adding fuel to the fire.
you better get some more details before you start pointing fingers, at least pay attention… Good God! Where have you been?
@David N.Choquette Jr. LOL!…more fake outrage BS…TRUMP 2020
Devlet-i Aliyye-i Osmâniyye – Devlet-i Ebed-müddet
@Yorshka 1. Ahmed denen adam ve ihanetler yüzünden Osmanlı çöktü. Çok uluslu çökmeye mahkûmdur
@Yorshka Boş yapma
@Rıza Nur o yuzden amerika çöktü değilmi? Bak nasıl çöktü amerika. Artık yeni süper güç tek uluslu papua yeni gine kabilesi
Amına kodumun üçüncü sınıf Türkçüsü seni ismimizi kirletiyorsun
@Hayatsal Montajlar ne dedimde boş yapma diyorsun amcık
@Esen Boga Türkçü olduğumu kim söyledi amk. Rıza Nur isminden mi bu kanıya vardın yoksa kamâlist mi sandın beni? Amerika denen devleti Yahudiler akın akın terkedip Çin’e yerleşiyor haberin yok sanırım. Amerika’nın rolünü çin alacak. Görmüyor musun gözünün önünü?
Lol Turkey is a NATO nation. An attack on then is tantamount to am attack on the US.
These people dont know anything but Trump bad.
This is to cover for his impeachment. It’s a smoke screen of dead people
you are really brain washed…. mk ultra… look it up
“that was a good partnership, they did the dying for us”
What was for us?
gr8 trade deal 🤮 /s
@Batt Mann What was for us?
They provided fire support they were not allies
It’s not the US war!
What part of that do you not understand?
As a Kurd at this point we rather be allied with N. Korea than USA. What a shame to treat your allies this way.
The Kurds lost over 10,000 people fighting isis along side the U.S. that means nothing to trump. This is a sad moment for America.
“We BELIEVE we saw thick smoke”, what a weird way of saying what they saw.
indigosigh that thick smoke actually making by Syrian side! Turkish Army using none pilot small plane. The reason for that fire is they want to cover what they hiding it cuz on sky plane can detect it. So this video is totally wrong these are not explosions. Terrorists making this for a purpose. Also they wearing civil clothes, very soon all the news will say Turks killing innocent people in Syria. You guys have no idea what we are fighting for…