Last month, US military dispatched combat vehicles to escort the Syrian Kur armed forces to prevent them from being attacked by Türkiye. This incident made Turkish deeply feel heartbroken. Not long after the escort incident, the United States will provide weapons to Kurdish armed . This is really a terrorist in Turkey~~~ The US Department of Defense announced on the 9th that US President Trump agreed to provide weapons to the Kurdish "People's Protection Front" to fight against the radical organization "Islamic State" (IS) in Syria ;
However, Syria's neighbor Turkey has always regarded the "People's Protection Front" as a terrorist organization. Trump's move will surely trigger a rebound in Turkey. The White House did not disclose which weapons will be provided and when to submit them, and only claimed that these weapons will be used to regain IS's "capital" in Syria Raqqq.
U.S. Defense Department spokesman White stressed in a statement issued on the 9th that in order to "fight a beautiful battle" in Raqqa, equipment must be provided to the Kurdish armed forces, and described them as "the only ground force that can successfully take down Raqqa in the near future." She also pointed out in the statement that they are very familiar with Turkey's security issues. "We must assure the Turkish people and government that the United States will be committed to preventing additional security risks and protecting our NATO allies."
White also revealed that U.S. Defense Secretary Matis has called Turkish Secretary Isko, repeatedly assured Turkey that it would prevent additional risks. The United States also promised that after the Kurdish militia took down Raqqa, they would not be left to their governance.
Some analysts pointed out that YPG is the main force of the Syrian rebel army "Syrian Democratic Army". Trump 's move also intends to emphasize that he insists that Syrian President Ased step down to resolve the civil war in Syria for more than six years.
Former President Opera has vigorously funded YPG to combat IS in Syria. However, Turkey, which also has a Kurdish independence voice, has always regarded YPG as a terrorist and accused them of launching several car bombings in Turkey.
Türkiye joined the ranks of assisting the Assetian government in combating IS at the end of last year, and is getting closer and closer to Russia. Now that Trump will provide military general YPG, Türkiye will definitely strongly oppose it. The Washington Post reported that Turkish President Erdogan will visit the United States next week, and Trump is expected to officially inform him of the new news.
The United States believes that the Kurdish militia is the most disciplined and organized branch of IS. The Syrian Democratic Army has launched an attack on Raqqa since November 5 last year. In March this year, the Syrian Democratic Army reported a good news, capturing a military airport, , near Raqqa City, and continuing to move towards Raqqa City.
IS terrorists guarding in Raqqa use local residents as "human shields" in order to avoid attacks. According to the Syrian Human Rights Watch, there are about 4,000 IS terrorists in Raqqa. They set up checkpoints at all entrances and exits of the city and buried a large number of landmines, just to prevent attackers from entering the city and to prevent local residents from escaping outside the city.
In addition, they also ordered all male civilians to wear the same clothes as terrorists, prohibit residents from contacting the outside world, and will be executed if found. About 300,000 civilians are still trapped in the city of Raqqa.
