Until recently , some outside observers saw them as something of a success . Syrian Kurds have become a point of tension between NATO , Turkey and the U.S . The United States has helped Kurdish defenders fight off ISIS in Syria . But for many years , militants from the Kurdish separatist movement fought a guerilla war . Their opponent in that war has been the government in nearby Turkey .
Syrian Kurds have become a point of tension between NATO , Turkey and the U.S . The United States has helped Kurdish defenders fight off ISIS in Syria . But for many years , militants from the Kurdish separatist movement fought a guerilla war . Their opponent in that war has been the government in nearby Turkey .