Left alone with no help against Turkish war-planes

Ein Issa- North-Press Agency
Zana Al Ali / Fayad Muhammad

Walid used to walk in front of the United States guests so that they would not be hurt, but they let him down." With these words, the family of Walid Kazali, who lost his life by the Turkish bombing, leaving behind four children, expressed their sorrow for losing him.

Walid was guarding U.S. forces during the battles with against the Islamic State terrorist group, yesterday people of the city of Kobani held his funeral alongside three of his comrades.

After the funeral ceremony, Metin Kobani, a member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and a close friend of Walid, spoke to North-Press, saying that he had participated in the battles of Manbij, al-Tabqah and Raqqa, which were waged by the SDF and the U.S.-led Global Coalition against ISIS.

"He defended the whole world against the threats of the Islamic State, but today his young children are orphaned," Metin wondered: "Is this the reward for protecting the U.S. forces?"

Metin blamed the Americans who left him facing Turkish war-planes alone.

Walid's brother, Muhammad, said at his brother's mourning tent that he had taken up arms in defense of his homeland since 2012, and had spent three years protecting the coalition forces in Syria.
"The Americans failed us and did exactly what the enemy did when our people and children were displaced," he said, referring to Turkey.

Turkey and its affiliated Syrian opposition armed groups have been conducting a military invasion in northern Syria since the 9th of October.

The SDF held Turkey responsible for "suicide attacks" in Ras al-Ain and Tal Abyad, demanding a United Nations investigation into Turkey's use of white phosphorus against civilians in Ras al-Ain.