Burying their dead, Syria's Kurds blast US 'betrayal'

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QAMISHLI, Syria: Burying fighters killed in a nearly week-long battle against Turkish forces in northern Syria, the country's Kurdish minority ...

QAMISHLI, Syria: Burying fighters killed in a nearly week-long battle against Turkish forces in northern Syria, the country's Kurdish minority denounced a"betrayal" by US allies that paved the way for Ankara's offensive.

Sitting near the grave of her son who died battling militants in 2014, Jawahir said that sacrifices by Syria's Kurds will compensate for the blow dealt by Washington. Trump, who is campaigning for re-election but faces impeachment, is keen to deliver on a promise of pulling US troops out of the Syria quagmire.

 

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