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Patel. We appreciate your time and hope to see you in a half hour. Tonight, Breaking News. After President Trump suddenly pulled u. S. Troops from a key part of syria, turkey now launching its offensive tonight on u. S. Allies, the kurds. The military assault now under way. Air strikes from turkey. The kurds, who had helped the u. S. In the fight against isis, now targeted themselves. And what about the prisons Holding Thousands of isis fighters secured by the kurds . Tonight, abc news has learn...

And ian, youveepte alongside the kurdish forces on the front lines before, and tonight, youve reported that some kurds are no longer securing those isis prisons as they now try to defend themselves. how are they likely to respond to turkey? >> reporter: well, david, look, the kurds have far less firepower than the turkish military, but they are hugely battle-hardened and highly motivated. so, what we should expect is for them to step aside and allow the turkish military to come in on the ground,...