“Turkey has vehemently opposed the U.S. partnering with the Peoples Protection Units, a Syrian Kurdish militia known as the YPG that has been trained and equipped by the U.S. under President Barack Obama’s administration. It considers the group to be an offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has fought a guerrilla campaign against the Turkish state for more than three decades and which Turkey, the United States and the European Union have declared a terrorist organization. The U.S. sees the Syrian Kurdish forces as the most effective partners in the fight against ISIS.”
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article149617134.html
Related posts:
NYC not liable for processing fake deed allowing theft of woman’s home
$2 Trillion Underground Economy May Be Recovery's Savior
Cheap Oil Is Squeezing Property Owners in Energy Hubs
New health law frustrates many in middle class
More countries use Chinese yuan to settle international payments
Airlines made windfall profits after EU freeze on carbon taxes
Federal Judge Shoots Down IRS Attempt To Regulate All Paid Tax Preparers
Chinese yuan dominates global bitcoin trade
Mysterious Louisiana Sinkhole Raises Concerns of Explosions and Radiation
Costly Iraq war left U.S. no stronger in Middle East
'Mr. Yen' cautions on Japan's 'unsafe' debt trajectory
Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out to random contact
$25 gadget lets hackers seize control of a car
Pentagon considers arming Syrian rebels again
Police 'assessing credibility' of claim Princess Diana murdered by British soldier