Syrian Kurds have become a point of tension between NATO allies Turkey and the U.S . The United States has aided Kurdish defenders holding off ISIS in Kobani . In territories it controls , ISIS militants dramatically reduced freedoms of women and issued public statements justifying the kidnapping and enslavement of thousands of women from the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq . Hide Caption Their opponent in that fight has been the government in nearby Turkey .
Syrian Kurds have become a point of tension between NATO allies Turkey and the U.S . The United States has aided Kurdish defenders holding off ISIS in Kobani . Hide Caption Their opponent in that fight has been the government in nearby Turkey .