PKK/PYD terrorists trained, paid by US

Around 1,350 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)-affiliated Democratic Union Party (PYD) terrorists were discovered to be trained in the town of Tel Abyad of the Syrian province of Raqqa, the stronghold of Daesh.

The U.S. was also discovered to be paying 300 US dollars monthly to each and every terrorist.

The trainings are being held at a PKK camp; while the trainers are sent from the U.S. The terrorists are trained theoretically and then practice in the rural parts of Tel Abyad.

There are some Turkish-origin PKK/PYD terrorists among the trainees, according to the sources speaking to Turkish Yeni Şafak daily newspaper.

The U.S. presidential anti-Daesh envoy Brett McGurk acknowledged the presence of PKK/PYD terrorists in the northern Syrian town of Manbij in a departure from previous statements.

Announcing the withdrawal of the group from the city, which lies around 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of the Euphrates River, Brett McGurk tweeted,

“Milestone: all YPG units to depart Manbij & return east of Euphrates after local units complete training to maintain security after ISIL (Daesh)."

The Turkish military on August 24 launched the operation, dubbed 'Euphrates Shield', which targets the PKK and its affiliated terrorist organizations along with Daesh terrorists.

Ankara denounces the YPG as an affiliate of the PKK terrorists, which has been conducting terrorist attacks targeting Turkey for three decades and which is designated as a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.

However, Washington insists on indicating that YPG is their ally against Daesh, despite Turkey's warnings.