Page 183 - America's Failure to Perceive the PKK

using ISIL as an excuse, so that the PYD could seize Turkmen regions
along the Turkish border and achieve a solidified border line. All the
while, the USA and other coalition forces blatantly helped the PKK
under the pretense of fighting ISIL. The locals that escaped the region
to seek refuge in Turkey, however, clearly expressed that they weren't
running from ISIL but from the violence of the YPG. If the USA and
other coalition forces cannot see or choose to ignore this fact, it will

lead to very serious and dangerous outcomes.

181