The Guardian: Kurdish militia vows to make Afrin 'an ongoing nightmare' for Turks
YPG plans hit-and-run attacks on Turkish and Syrian rebel forces after pulling out of besieged city
Kurdish militants have vowed to wage a guerrilla war against the Turkish military and their Syrian rebel proxies after the latter swept into the northern Syrian city of Afrin, seizing control from Kurdish forces.
The Kurdish militia, the YPG, withdrew from Afrin before dawn on Sunday, members blending in with an exodus of up to 150,000 civilians who had been fleeing the city since Friday.
The Turks and their predominantly Arab allies moved quickly into the centre of Afrin and then its surrounds after more than seven weeks of clashes, which are thought to have claimed up to 250 civilian lives.
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Update #1: Kurds signal move to new phase of guerrilla war on Turkish forces in Afrin (Reuters)
Update #2: Syrian Kurds Vow 'Constant Nightmare' for Turkish Forces in Afrin (VOA)
WNU Editor: The Kurds do not have the fire-power to match the Turkish Army .... so a guerilla war it is.
2 comments:
If Kurds or Assad want Afrin back they need to make alliance.
In this case is Russia to give green light to operations. And only if Putin leave any ambitions to have Turkey on his side.
I was wrong about Turkish military abilities in this case. YC above goes to the heart of the matter. Putin is increasingly having to face decisions that he probably doesn't want and certainly didn't envision. It speaks to Russian involvement further than they had planned.
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