Commander of Kurdish-led SDF warns U.S., 'you are leaving us to be slaughtered'
Pro-Ankara fighters taking part in a Turkish offensive on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria have"executed" nine civilians, a monitor said on Saturday.
CNN reported that Gen. Mazloum Kobani Abdi told the Deputy Special Envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, William Roebuck:"You are not willing to protect the people, but you do not want another force to come and protect us. You have sold us. This is immoral." "In expectation of the end of this offensive, France has decided to suspend all plans to export to Turkey weapons that could be used in this offensive. This decision is with immediate effect," a joint statement from the foreign and defence ministries said.
An AFP correspondent in the area said Turkish troops and allied Syrian rebels had entered the town but had yet to capture it. The United States has ramped up its efforts to persuade Turkey to halt the offensive against the US-backed Kurdish YPG forces, saying Ankara was causing"great harm" to ties and could face sanctions.
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