The Trump administration is planning to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria at a time when Turkey’s war crimes in Afrin are also being documented. Turkey’s President R. T. Erdogan indicated an imminent Turkish offensive to invade the region, in a speech he made recently. We are asking our elected representatives to prevent the dire consequences should Turkey attack Rojava (the Kurdish majority region in northeastern Syria) east of the Euphrates, as it has promised.

U.S. can prevent a bloodbath and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, if it demands Erdogan stand down. It can press Turkey to reopen peace negotiations with its own Kurdish population, stopping the endless cycle of violence. We urge President Trump and The Congress to act to defend Rojava before it is too late.