US abandons Syria’s Kurds, risking regional turmoil and an IS resurgence

US abandons Syria’s Kurds, risking regional turmoil and an IS resurgence

Kurdish fighters of the all-female Women Protection Units (YPJ) stand in formation. Kurdishstruggle / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAMany Kurdish people will be feeling betrayed by the US after the Syrian army, backed by the US and armed by Turkey, launched an offensive against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in early January. The SDF has long been hailed as the west’s most effective partner against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist or…