Netherlands: opinions on sending troops to Syrian Kurdistan 2019

In October 2019, president Trump withdrew US troops from Syrian Kurdistan, allowing Turkish military to move into the territory. The Kurds, who had been an important military ally and at the forefront in the fight against IS, feel abandoned by the West, and a majority of survey respondents in the Netherlands agree with that point of view. Despite this, there is no majority for sending EU troops to Syrian Kurdistan instead. Just over 40 percent of respondents stated they believe the EU should have sent own troops to the region.

Do you agree with the statement: "The Netherlands, together with other European countries, should have sent military forces to Syrian Kurdistan to replace the Americans"?*

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Agree	43%
Disagree	40%
Does not know/no opinion	17%

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Release date

October 2019

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

October 2019

Number of respondents

approx. 3,000

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

* The statement was phrased by the source as follows: "Nederland had samen met andere Europese landen een legermacht moeten sturen ter vervanging van de Amerikanen" (English: "The Netherlands, together with other European countries, should have send military forces to replace the Americans").

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