A Kurdish-led, US-backed force in Syria is trying to evacuate Kurds from parts of Aleppo to safe areas, said Mazloum Abdi, head of the Syrian Democratic Forces, in a statement after pro-Turkish rebels took control of a town where tens of thousands of Kurds lived.
"We are actively coordinating with all parties concerned in Syria to ensure the safety of our people and facilitate their transfer to our safe areas in the northeast of the country," Abdi said. A war observer in Syria said last night that some 200,000 Syrian Kurds were "besieged by pro-Turkish factions" that had taken control of the town of Tal Rifaat and surrounding villages.
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