russia steps in to hole left by us withdrawal

Russia moved quickly to entrench its leadership role in the region after President Donald Trump ordered the pullout of U.S. forces from northeastern Syria. The move effectively abandoned the Kurdish fighters who were allied with the United States and cleared the way for Turkey’s invasion..

military assault on rojava

Kurdish Syria is small portion of territory, known as Kurdistan, that includes parts of Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran. ... Internal cleavages in Syria's Kurdish community undermine Rojava project, the perpetual jockeying for power between Kurdish clans and the..

un / syria security council

We have made it clear with Turkey that any actions in northeast Syria in violation of international law, including international humanitarian law, are unacceptable. This includes but is not limited to targeting the Kurdish population, religious minorities including Christians, and civilian..

factchecking the october democratic debate

New York Times, Oct. 14: Syrian government forces streamed into the country’s northeast on Monday, seizing towns where they had not stepped foot in years and filling a vacuum opened up by President Trump’s decision to abandon the United States’ Syrian Kurdish allies. . Less than a week after..

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