isis, turkey sees them as terrorists, they do not like that they set up a mini state here in northern syria and it is that small state that is under attack right now. and it is not just the conventional turkish forces, they're also using irregulars, m militias, and u.s. troops are watching from the sidelines. they have no orders to -- they have orders not to confront the turks. and their orders are effectively to stay out of this. it is a nato ally, but but they had personally been working with this many in this country. and they were fighting shoulder