INTERVIEW - Ex-SDF man tells of US support for PKK/PYD

ANKARA, TURKEY - DECEMBER 01: Interview of a former spokesperson and defector from the Syrian SDF, a group dominated by the terrorist PKK/PYD, on December 01, 2017. Talal Silo, a former high-ranking commander, and spokesperson of the U.S.-backed force who defected from the terrorist group last month, is currently in Turkey. QUESTION: The Turkish army has hit YPG targets in Iraq's Karacok locality. What kind of YPG elements were present at Karacok ANSWER: Karacok was the main base where the YPG's weapons and ammunitions depots and the money case were present. Bahoz Erdal and Sahin Cilo were residing close to there. It was also the place where ideological education of PKK leaders was made. YPG members were also receiving military education. I went there two times. Once I met Sahin Cilo and took over a car from him. The YPG's archives and press center were also in Karacok. All the people present there were for the leader team. Nalin from Turkey was responsible for women. She did not know Arabic. N. Sevin was also a Turkish-Kurd, she knew very little Arabic. Rustem [responsible for YPG groups] and Hasakah responsible Gerzan were also present. I told Sahin Cilo that I was surprised how the death toll can be so much. He said: "Turkey made security violation in Karacok. There were some leaders who would be elected to new positions. Rustem would go to Turkey and work there. Turkish intelligence knew this. Regarding us, we were already staying outside because the message from the U.S. saying that 'you will not be targeted' had not came yet". QUESTION: What happened when the U.S. commander arrived to the hit place at Karacok? ANSWER: The second day an ordinary U.S. commander arrived there. Sahin Cilo had appeared in the press for the first time. The bodyguard of the American was English-speaking Selar. They told how the attack happened. (Footage by Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
ANKARA, TURKEY - DECEMBER 01: Interview of a former spokesperson and defector from the Syrian SDF, a group dominated by the terrorist PKK/PYD, on December 01, 2017. Talal Silo, a former high-ranking commander, and spokesperson of the U.S.-backed force who defected from the terrorist group last month, is currently in Turkey. QUESTION: The Turkish army has hit YPG targets in Iraq's Karacok locality. What kind of YPG elements were present at Karacok ANSWER: Karacok was the main base where the YPG's weapons and ammunitions depots and the money case were present. Bahoz Erdal and Sahin Cilo were residing close to there. It was also the place where ideological education of PKK leaders was made. YPG members were also receiving military education. I went there two times. Once I met Sahin Cilo and took over a car from him. The YPG's archives and press center were also in Karacok. All the people present there were for the leader team. Nalin from Turkey was responsible for women. She did not know Arabic. N. Sevin was also a Turkish-Kurd, she knew very little Arabic. Rustem [responsible for YPG groups] and Hasakah responsible Gerzan were also present. I told Sahin Cilo that I was surprised how the death toll can be so much. He said: "Turkey made security violation in Karacok. There were some leaders who would be elected to new positions. Rustem would go to Turkey and work there. Turkish intelligence knew this. Regarding us, we were already staying outside because the message from the U.S. saying that 'you will not be targeted' had not came yet". QUESTION: What happened when the U.S. commander arrived to the hit place at Karacok? ANSWER: The second day an ordinary U.S. commander arrived there. Sahin Cilo had appeared in the press for the first time. The bodyguard of the American was English-speaking Selar. They told how the attack happened. (Footage by Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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