What Trump’s decision to abandon Kurdish fighters in Syria means for the Kurds, Assad, and Russia

Why the US decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria is so dangerous.

Wed, 09 Oct, 2019 - 16:47

TheConversation.com

By Ali Bilgic

In a move likely to further destabilise the situation in Syria and the Middle East, Donald Trump appeared to give Turkey the green light on October 6 for a military operation into northern Syria.

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