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The commander of Kurdish forces in Syria, Mazlum Kobane, told me the Kurds are facing a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” by Turkey and its radical militias. The Kurds estimate ¼ million people have already left border towns. UN says 160,000. Whatever the number, it’s growing fast.

This is a shocking dynamic that history will not forget. The Kurds say they are facing ethnic cleansing by a NATO country, Turkey, as US forces nearby have NO ORDERS TO HELP, only orders to defend themselves and leave Northern Syria.

US officials monitoring events in Syria feel terrible at what's happening to their allies the Kurds. A Kurdish official told me he understands US troops have to obey their orders to leave, and even now, appreciates the US troops who stood by the Kurds. It was very dignified.