15K views · 389 reactions | The Kurds declared a Federal Region in north Syria کوردستانی ڕۆژئاوا فیدڕالیی ڕاگەیاند | Kurdish State | Facebook

“We left everything we worked so hard for behind.” We’re in Northern Syria where nearly 200,000 Syrian Kurds have fled their homes since Turkey's invasion in October and President Trump's order to withdraw all U.S. troops from the region. International aid agencies have had to pull out due to the security situation, leaving thousands of Kurds to fend for themselves in makeshift camps where resources are scarce. CNN’s Clarissa Ward gives us a first-hand look at the bleak conditions and speaks to