Syrian Kurdish forces began withdrawing from along the Turkish border in late August
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Turkish officials state repeatedly that Kurdish-controlled northern Syria poses a terror threat
Police used water cannons to disperse crowds that tried to gather outside the municipality building in Diyarbakir to protest the elected mayors' ouster
The Kurds sought contacts with the Turkish side via the Americans
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack
Erdogan wants American’s to move out of the way in Syria so he can have his way with the Kurds, with an intent to slaughter them
The resignation of the current local council is the main demand
McGurk warns that Turkey could launch an incursion into northeast Syria similar to the one it carried out in January 2018 in Afrin
Turkey is furious that the United States is continuing its partnership with the YPG
The Kurdish administration's top foreign affairs official Abdel Karim Omar warned that its foreign captives still pose a threat
