It’s one scene from one street in Syria. But it’s no doubt a feeling shared by many Kurds as American troops withdraw from Syria and relocate in neighboring Iraq. Business Insider reports:

“The video, posted on YouTube by Hawar News, a Kurdish agency linked to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, appears to show US troops driving through the streets of Qamishli, a town on the Syria-Turkey border. As they move through the town, local people pelt their vehicle with rocks and fruit.“

When American troops first arrived in North Syria, kurds received them as heroes with flowers and ululation.

Now terrified Kurds in Syria are throwing tomatoes and stones at departing American forces.@akhbar pic.twitter.com/mRWJeZINBK

— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 21, 2019

The New York Times writes:

“Residents threw rocks and potatoes at a United States military convoy driving through Qamishli, a major city in Kurdish-held territory. In video posted online by a local Kurdish news outlet, ANHA Hawar, men hurling potatoes at an armored vehicle shouted “No America” and “America liar,” in English.“

Stones and rotten fruit for the withdrawing US force. What a farce this has been. pic.twitter.com/PN82C6I18a

— Adam Harvey (@adharves) October 21, 2019