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Activists say That tens of thousands of people fleeing the towns along the Syria-Turkey border

"is It like hell. I'm afraid for My Family and everyone I know. "

Sevinaz is from a town near the Syrian border with Turkey , which came immediately under heavy attack, when the Turkish military and allies, the Syrian rebels launched an attack on the Kurdish forces on Wednesday.

The 27-year-old Kurdish film-maker and activist said, again air and artillery took called strikes on the city, Our ASEM of Kurds and Ras al-Ain of the Arabs had forced them to flee with several members of their family.

"I'm out of town with my sick mother. My brother is on the inside. I was informed That my cousin martyred would have. There is no safe place for anyone," she told the BBC on Thursday morning, hours before the rebels said the city was surrounded.

"I'm worried That it's The Last time I see my city," She Said .

', Erdogan is said to be a liar,'

the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, That the goal of the military operation, The Creation of a 32 km (20 miles) deep "secure zone" on the Syrian side of The Border and the relocation of up to two million Syrian refugees.

he said he wants to push back from the Turkish border, members of a Syrian Kurdish militia called the People's Protection Units (YPG). He insists the YPG is an extension of a group of rebels That has fought for Kurdish autonomy in Turkey and is designated a terrorist organization by Turkey , the US and the EU.

The YPG, which denies The Claim , is the dominant force in a coalition of Kurdish and Arab militias, called the Syrian democratic forces (SDF). It is the critical partner on the ground In Syria for the US-led multinational coalition against the jihadists group Islamic state (IS) was.

Sevinaz dismissed Mr Erdogan's statement That he wants "to prevent, to The Creation of a terrorist-corridor on our southern border, and the peace area".

"He is a liar and he wants to be the Kurds to finish. And not only Kurds, because in Sere ASEM and all other cities it is not only Kurds who live here," She Said .

Sevinaz said they believed That the SDF and YPG would do fighters everything they could to repel the Turkish attack, and That they will ultimately be victorious.

"are you children of this country. They are our brothers and sisters," She Said . "Even with all the things That happened and The Silence from The World , I still believe That to attract The Right people. "

Azad Cudi, a British-Iranian Kurd, is a sniper for the YPG, told the BBC on Wednesday That US President Donald Trump felt the decision to withdraw U.S. troops from The Border region in expectation of a Turkish offensive "is like a stab in the back".

The US military had previously tried to avert a Turkish offensive on its Kurdish allies of the establishment and the Turkish military as a "safety mechanism" in The Border region. The YPG is co-operated by the removal of fixtures.

"In August, we came to this" safety mechanism "in the agreement," Mr Cudi said. "On this Basis, we have withdrawn. We destroyed the fighting positions That were built, the battle against the Turkish in the case of an invasion, and we handed them to The Americans . "

'We have no friends but The Mountains '

Mr Cudi said SDF forces were not equipped with The Heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons they need to fight off a Turkish attack.

"But if there is no choice there is no choice. We will defend ourselves with all means. "

"There are many, many in the lurch and abandon the Kurds in The Past . This is what we say: 'We have no friends but The Mountains ,'" he added. "The United States , like any other state, or any other government, will do everything to serve their own interests. We know That . "

He Mr Trump and other U.S. politicians were "IS lying" about The War , and he expressed concern about The Risk That is taken by thousands of alleged IS fighters who escape prisons in the SDF, when the guards came under attack from Turkey .

US troops pulled back from The Border , on Monday in anticipation of the Turkish assault

"is[The War ] is not ready, it's not over yet. We would not be such a thing as to lose a prisoner, but imagine if it is difficult and it is A War , and you have to fight on many fronts. It will control virtually difficult to manage these Prisoners . "

He added: "The Kurds are the Only People That have fought [IS] are. The Iraqi government and the Syrian government could not stand their attacks. We were the only ones who might resist them. Us threatens their hope for a new Caliphate can grow again. "

Sevinaz said they believed the Turkey was also ask to be in contact with sleeper cells in the inner North-Eastern Syria, and they want the enemies of the Kurds. On Wednesday, several militants allegedly SDF-posts attacked in the region.

"I'm worried, and I think That Soon there will be a lot more movement from them. You already have an [attack] of Sere ASEM, and. in Raqqa, and I think it will be more Soon . "

and, it will take The Lead in fighting.

also, they held little hope for Mr. Trump carry out his threat to "completely destroy and obliterate" the economy of Turkey , if it does everything, he regarded as "off limits".

The Syrian Democratic forces, has said That it is his territory will mean to defend "at all costs"

"What is 'off limits' to? They are already in attack anywhere," She Said . "You don't care about civilians. They don't care about The Middle of the cities.

"Donald Trump is going to do nothing. He takes care of the money. He doesn't care about the 11,000 people [died] while struggling and resisting against IS. "

Sevinaz insisted they would not flee to another part of Syria. "I'm not going to move from Rojava. I'm never going to move," She Said , using the Kurdish name for the North-East of the country.

Instead, she called to make for the people around The World understand That your governments of your anger about The Situation .

"The States does not care About Us . To bring The States to their [foreign] IS the Prisoners back to their countries. The States , not to takes care of us, threatened for a long, long time," she added. "It is time for The Voices of the people who believe in freedom, believe in Human Rights . "

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Source of news: bbc.com