the north of the country. it was nearly two months ago that u.s. troops were ordered by donald trump to pull back. and that left washington's kurdish allies at the mercy of turkish troops and their proxies. and they feel be strayed. clarissa ward has more on the civilians paying the price from the u.s. exit. >> reporter: class should be in session now. here the school has become a temporary shelter for displaced people. in one classroom, we meet ibrahim hassan, the kurdish father of five tells us he was forced to flee his home with his children when the turkish military operation began. this is what remains of his house. ibrahim says it is one of many in his kurdish neighborhood that was deliberately ransacked by turkish-backed forces. >> translator: they took