Kurds throw potatoes at US troops withdrawing from Syria

Courtesy: ANHA News

Residents of a Kurdish-dominated Syrian city have pelted US troops with potatoes as they drove through, apparently on their way out from Syria.

A video by the Kurdish news agency posted on Monday shows a convoy of armoured vehicles driving through Qamishli. Angry residents hurled potatoes at the vehicles, shouting "No America" and "America liar," in English. One vehicle backed up over the sidewalk, trying to get away from the people.

The bulk of US troops in Syria are pulling out, after President Donald Trump ordered a withdrawal following Turkey's offensive in northeastern Syria.

The Kurdish forces, who had allied with the US to fight Islamic State militants, agreed to a cease-fire brokered by Washington nine days into the Turkish offensive.

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