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Syrian Kurds Outgunned by Turkish Army

(Reuters) Ellen Francis - The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) - which the Kurdish YPG militia spearheads - is heavily outgunned by the Turkish army, NATO's second-largest military. While the SDF received no heavy weapons from the U.S. to counter Turkish aircraft or tanks, Kurdish fighters have sourced anti-tank missiles on their own, a YPG source said. "This is the Middle East and the black market is in full swing," the source said. Another YPG source said the border strip which is Ankara's current focus may ultimately be lost. But YPG forces were bent on making the battle as difficult and long as possible for Turkey, relying in part on fortifications at the border and fighters ready to die for the Kurdish cause, he said, promising "a never-ending insurgency" against Turkish forces.
2019-10-10 00:00:00
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