- August 7, 2019
- By Clarion Project
„The U.S. is engaged in a showdown with Turkey over Turkish President Recip Erdogan’s threats to “eliminate” America’s Kurdish and Christian allies in northeast Syria.
Erdogan says he will invade northeast Turkey “very soon” to “eliminate all threats to its national security,” a commonly used euphemism by the Islamist president against the Kurds and other minority groups which comprise the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Erdogan views the SDF — America’s allies who eliminated ISIS — as a threat to Turkey due to the Kurd’s aspirations for sovereignty.
An attack would also threaten the safety of U.S. forces working with the SDF in the area. It would also mean that the Kurds would not have the capacity to guard the 15,000 foreign ISIS fighters they have captured, as every soldier would be needed for the fight against Turkey.
Although Erdogan has been making the threats for a number of months, in recent days, the Turks appear to have opened a section of the border wall, making way for an invasion.
Watch the following exclusive clip sent to Clarion Project, which features 27-year old Zeobia, a young Christian woman who is part of the Syriac Christian women’s protection forces. Zenobia issues a heartfelt plea to her Christian brethren in America to help prevent a Turkish invasion:“ (…)
US Showdown With Turkey to Prevent Slaughter of Christians, Kurds
