People Escape Villages As Shelling Between Syria and Turkey Continues

After shelling from the Syrian side during Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring, Saturday, October 12, people who live close to the border are leaving their villages in search for safer places.
The United States is finding itself bogged down in northeastern Syria, caught in the middle of an increasingly dangerous fight between two key allies — Turkey and the Syrian Kurds — with neither side giving any sign it will back down.
Further complicating matters, U.S. military and intelligence officials say they see indications that the Islamic State terror group, also known as ISIS or Daesh, is finding ways to take advantage of the chaos.
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday became the latest senior U.S. official to voice his disapproval, decrying Turkey's military incursion during a hastily scheduled news conference at the Pentagon.

[applecrowe]

I pray that these innocent families kids women men will be safe

[SplashAttackTCG]

*I wish these people well. I can’t imagine having to pack up my life at a moment’s notice to flee from the roar of machine guns and thundering of bombs.*

[TimC]

I cant imagine living a life where I have to flee my home just for saftey... My home is my safe place 😔

[fragglerocker]

This is truly heartbreaking. No one should have to go thru this

[rookie]

Pointless fighting. Humanity cannot just get along.

[medusaskull]

Do you all know why there is war? Easy! Just read the comments.

[jordanthomas]

I'm embarrassed as an American that we are abandoning the Kurds, who have bravely fought along side us for years.

[justin-kurtgurel]

the truck is turkish with a turkish plate

[skeletalcrusader]

We have fought alongside these people for generations, and now we are allowing their slaughter. This is shameful.

[sinanspd]

The dish reads a Turkish manufacturer, the plate of the truck is a Turkish plate, plus there is the Turkish flag at the beginning of the video. With this in mind, we can only conclude these are actually people on the Turkish side of the border fleeing because of the Kurdish forces bombing civilian areas over the border, which has resulted in over 20 civilian deaths in the past 3 days alone. This side of the war in not covered in the US media and this video is being reflected as if it was the Kurdish people fleeing (not that they are not as well), I am just saying you should follow outside sources to obtain an unbiased understanding of the situation before judging, because it is a very complicated one to say the very least

[an]

This is a Turkish family leaving their homes because of the random shelling on the residential areas by the PKK.

[myttydohun]

The amount of negative progress our species had made is absolutely astounding

[paulinoeugenia]

When ONE thinks ; "Man, I have it bad "(In the U.S. )just remember, Some have it worse.
The almighty bless and give guidance and wisdom to those In Authority.

[dianebenker]

This is so sad, heartbreaking what these people are going thru.
Please Father help them to find a safe place.
Amen.

[asshunnngami]

the sound of the gunshots are terrifying.

[k-ozdragon]

Lots of healthy males fleeing their own homes. You only get to keep what you're willing to protect.

[brownkitty]

we all want the same thing why must fight and kill like this
this is heart breaking

[newnormtrump]

THIS BREAKS MY HEART FOR THE KURDS THEY WORKED SO DARN HARD AGAINST DAESH AND NOW THIS CRAP WITH TURKEY HOW DARE YOU TURKEY YOUR SUPPOSE TO BE OUR ALLY

[patd]

Islam a "religion of peace" 🤣

[dimatadore]

Wow, so much compassion, suddenly.. I do hope you all hold the same opinion for ALL people who leave their homes like that. It has been happening for a long time and in many places: Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Nigeria, Palestine... Why is everyone’s compassion coming out now, when compassion has been desperately and severely needed for decades? And for the past 18 years the world has been hearing crickets until this week. So I really do hope you’re not a selectively caring person. Also, the media never showed what has been happening until it is convenient to do so, and I am outraged that nobody cared until now.