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 .
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 . But for 30 years , militants from the Kurdish separatist movement fought a guerilla war . Their opponent in that fight has been the government in nearby Turkey .