…Ironically Tal Abyad was the main supply route for ISIS in 2014-15 through an open border from Turkey. Turkey refused repeated requests from US to shut border. That’s a big reason why US decided to partner with SDF, which took the town in the summer of 2015.
— David Ignatius (@IgnatiusPost) October 9, 2019
…And finally there is the scary issue of the thousands of ISIS detainees and families, who may be breaking out of camps and prisons after Turkish attack—with NO American back-up plan. This is a major disaster coming at us because of Trump’s decisions. Hours left to stop it…
— David Ignatius (@IgnatiusPost) October 9, 2019
The Kurdish Genocide has begun.