{"id":65567,"date":"2019-10-07T22:03:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T22:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/10\/07\/syrias-kurds-stand-to-lose-all-gains-from-us-pullout-near-turkish-border\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:19:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:19:02","slug":"syrias-kurds-stand-to-lose-all-gains-from-us-pullout-near-turkish-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/10\/07\/syrias-kurds-stand-to-lose-all-gains-from-us-pullout-near-turkish-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria\u2019s Kurds stand to lose all gains from US pullout near Turkish border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEIRUT \u2014 Syria\u2019s Kurds accused the U.S. of turning its back on its allies and risking gains made in the fight against the Islamic State group as American troops began pulling back on Monday from positions in northeastern Syria ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/10\/06\/turkey-threatens-military-operation-into-syria-against-american-backed-kurdish-forces\/\" target=_blank>an expected Turkish assault<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. President Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/10\/07\/how-the-us-troop-withdrawal-from-northern-syria-could-create-an-isis-resurgence\/\" target=_blank>Trump\u2019s abrupt decision to stand aside<\/a> \u2014 announced by the White House late Sunday \u2014 infuriated Kurds, who stand to lose the autonomy they gained in the course of Syria\u2019s civil war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kurdish force pledged to fight back, raising the potential for an eruption of new warfare in Syria. \u201cWe will not hesitate for a moment in defending our people\u201d against Turkish troops, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement, adding that it has lost 11,000 fighters in the war against ISIS in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As many as 300,000 people could immediately be driven from their homes in northeast Syria if Turkey launches its offensive, the International Rescue Committee warned Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/09\/08\/to-set-up-safe-zone-us-wades-into-muddled-syria-politics\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19249676620978.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">To set up \u2018safe zone,\u2019 US wades into muddled Syria politics<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">U.S. flags fluttered on the back of coalition armored vehicles as they whizzed past tiny hamlets in northeastern Syria. Once part of the sprawling territories controlled by the Islamic State group, the areas are now under threat of an attack from Turkey, which considers these villages\u2019 liberators, the U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish-led forces, to be terrorists.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkish President Recep Tayyip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/09\/01\/turkish-president-vows-syria-operation-if-us-falls-short-in-safe-zone\/\" target=_blank>Erdogan has threatened for months<\/a> to launch the military operation across the border. He views the Syria Kurdish forces as terrorists and a threat to his country as Ankara has struggled with a Kurdish insurgency within Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ankara has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/09\/04\/us-turkey-safe-zone-in-syria-off-to-a-good-start-says-kurdish-official\/\" target=_blank>demanding a \u201csafe zone\u201d <\/a>stretching the length of northern Syria along Turkey\u2019s southern border to be patrolled by Turkish troops and their allied Syrian forces. That would put a significant portion of Syria\u2019s Kurdish population under effective Turkish control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erdogan on Monday said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/10\/07\/us-troops-start-pullout-from-along-turkeys-border-in-syria\/\" target=\"_blank\">American troops have started pulling back<\/a> following his conversation with Trump the night before. He did not elaborate on the planned Turkish incursion but said Turkey was determined to halt what it perceives as threats from the Syrian Kurdish fighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SDF issued a sharp condemnation of the American move. \u201cThe American forces did not abide by their commitments and withdrew their forces along the border with Turkey,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19280573001941.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Syrian Democratic Forces, SDF\" class=\"wp-image-101233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19280573001941.jpg.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19280573001941.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19280573001941.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19280573001941.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A fighter from the Syrian Democratic Forces, SDF, stands inside a post where U.S. troops were based, in Tel Abyad town, at the Syrian-Turkish border, Syria, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. (Ahmad Baderkhan\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.S. official confirmed that American troops were already moving out of the security zone area, which includes the Syrian towns of Ras al-Ayn and Tal Abyad. That official was not authorized to speak for the record and was granted anonymity to comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A video posted by a Kurdish news agency showed a convoy of American armored vehicles apparently heading away from the border area of Tal Abyad.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/09\/29\/syria-demands-withdrawal-of-all-american-turkish-forces\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19271508582118.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Syria demands withdrawal of all American, Turkish forces<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Syria\u2019s top diplomat on Saturday demanded the immediate withdrawal of American and Turkish forces from the country and said his government reserves the right to defend its territory in any way necessary if they remain.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">America\u2019s rivals, including Iran, Russia and the Syrian government, stand to gain from a U.S. troop withdrawal from the oil-rich region in the north. Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif tweeted: \u201cUS is an irrelevant occupier in Syria \u2014 futile to seek its permission or rely on it for security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow realizes Turkey\u2019s need to ensure its security, but noted that \u201cit\u2019s necessary to respect Syria\u2019s territorial and political integrity.\u201d Peskov wouldn\u2019t comment on whether the U.S. withdrawal could push the Kurds to seek a dialogue with Damascus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia and Iran have helped Syrian President Bashar Assad reclaim control over most of the country following a devastating eight-year civil war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"915\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19280349247289.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Turkish forces artillery pieces\" class=\"wp-image-101235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19280349247289.jpg.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19280349247289.jpg.jpg?resize=300,183 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19280349247289.jpg.jpg?resize=768,468 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19280349247289.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,625 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, photo, Turkish forces artillery pieces are seen on their new positions near the border with Syria in Sanliurfa province, Turkey. (DHA via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abdulkarim Omar, a senior official in the Kurdish self-rule administration, said they had been expecting the U.S. decision to withdraw and have made preparations for it. He didn\u2019t elaborate. But he warned that securing facilities holding ISIS militants would be jeopardized if an offensive begins because forces would be deployed there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have been flexible even in dealing with Russia, which may play a role in the political resolution. We were flexible even in regards to Damascus,\u201d he said. \u201cBut what happened today is illogical.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kurdish-led SDF has been the main U.S.-backed force in Syria in the fight against ISIS. In March, the SDF captured the last sliver of land held by the extremists, marking the end of the so-called caliphate that was declared by ISIS\u2019s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1011\" height=\"1001\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19280577061022.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19280577061022.jpg.jpg 1011w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19280577061022.jpg.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19280577061022.jpg.jpg?resize=300,297 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19280577061022.jpg.jpg?resize=768,760 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1011px) 100vw, 1011px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Most of Syria has returned to government control after eight years of war.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. and Turkey had been working on a compromise \u201csecurity mechanism\u201d for the border region that the Kurds had hoped would avert any Turkish offensive. Since August, joint U.S and Turkish aerial and ground patrols had started in a 125-kilometer (78-mile) zone. The SDF had cooperated, removing fortifications from the areas and withdrawing with heavy weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/09\/03\/us-backed-syrian-kurds-to-remove-fortifications-from-turkish-border-as-part-of-safe-zone-deal\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5713859.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US-backed Syrian Kurds to remove fortifications from Turkish border as part of \u2018safe zone\u2019 deal<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A U.S.-backed mostly Kurdish force in Syria on Tuesday carried out a patrol along with the U.S.-led coalition near a border town with Turkey to select fortifications to be removed as part of an agreement to set up a safe zone along the country\u2019s northwest border, a spokesman for the group said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But vital details of the mechanism were still being worked out, and Ankara had repeatedly expressed its impatience, threatening an attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mustafa Bali, the SDF spokesman, tweeted that his group had not been not expecting the U.S. to protect northeastern Syria. \u201cBut people here are owed an explanation regarding the security mechanism deal and destruction of fortifications,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Associated Press writers Lolita C. 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