Some Syrian Refugees Are Going Back to War Alongside Turkey<br />Kurdish had that They want their own cantons on the northern border.<br />"As Syrians, we respect that Turkey is an ally of the Syrian revolution,<br />but they are trying to make actions for their benefit." Yet while Turkey’s operation in Afrin has been cast as a narrow fight against Kurdish separatists, seizing the territory would boost the standing of the Free Syrian Army.<br />Turkey is our personal ally and they helped the people a lot." President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey gave the Free Syrian Army a strong<br />endorsement in a speech on Tuesday, comparing them to Turkey’s National Forces, which fought for independence in the early 20th century.<br />2, 2018<br />KILIS, Turkey — Turkey is relying on a newly reconfigured, 20,000-member American-trained<br />force with three army corps as it tries to carve out a buffer zone within Syria.<br />The Free Syrian Army, out of favor with the United States<br />and badly depleted after seven years of fighting on multiple fronts, has long had common cause with Turkey, whose incursion has angered the Americans.<br />Colonel Hammadin, 40, watched as a Free Syrian Army journalist shared video footage showing the colonel,<br />still panting from his exertions, his hand on the shoulder of a captured Kurdish fighter.
