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Kurdish YPG calls on Syrian government to protect Manbij from Turkish attack
Facing an imminent attack by Turkey, the Syrian Kurdish YPG militias have called on Damascus to intervene. Until recently the YPG enjoyed the protection of the US troops, who were deployed in Kurdish northeast.
In a statement on Friday, the YPG said that Syrian Army troops should enter the areas, from which the Kurdish militias have previously withdrawn.
“We invite the Syrian government forces, which are obliged to protect the same country, nation and borders, to assert control over the areas our forces have withdrawn from, in particularly Manbij, and to protect these areas against a Turkish invasion,” the statement said.
The YPG, or People’s Protection Units, are the militias of Syrian Kurds and the dominant part of the Syrian Democratic Force (SDF) – the troops who played the role of ground forces in the US military operations in northeastern Syria. As allies of Washington, the YPG had a degree of protection from Ankara, which considers them to be terrorists.
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