“We are facing displacement, destruction, death and the end of our existence in Syria,” said Shivan Ahmad, a 39-year-old Syrian Kurdish teacher of the Kurdish language, as he and his family wait for the Turkish assault. His fears are not exaggerated since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims to be acting against “terrorists”, though in practice this means the step-by-step expulsion of the two million Syrian Kurds from their cities, towns and villages and into the few pockets of territory they still hold. More
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