Kurds upset over US pull back

Trump's decision was roundly criticised by some of the president's staunchest Republican allies in Congress, and Democrats who said Trump's decision to move the US troops cleared the way for a Turkish invasion and risks the release thousands of IS fighters and their families detained in Syria.

Ras Ain: Kurdish soldiers injured in the fight against the Islamic State group have been reacting to President Donald Trump's decision to abandon Syrian Kurdish fighters ahead of an expected Turkish offensive into northeastern Syria.

The US President Donald Trump made an abrupt decision to withdraw US troops from the border between Turkey and Syria, a move that clears the way for Turkey to launch a long-threatened assault on Kurds who it views as terrorists but whom US military planners and other western nations view as partners in fighting the Islamic State. The decision brought condemnation from Democrats and Republicans.

Although, Trump on Tuesday said that his administration is not abandoning the Kurds in Syria, saying the US is helping them financially and with weapons after a bipartisan backlash over his decision to withdraw US troops from the northeastern part of the country.

According to the information, an estimated 25,000 fighters were injured during fighting in Northern Syria and Rojava.

Trump's decision was roundly criticised by some of the president's staunchest Republican allies in Congress, and Democrats who said Trump's decision to move the US troops cleared the way for a Turkish invasion and risks the release thousands of IS fighters and their families detained in Syria.