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The U.S. Is Now Betraying the Kurds for the Eighth Time

The Intercept /

The White House announced Sunday night that the United States is giving Turkey a green light to invade northern Syria, with

U.S. removes Turkey from air tasking order in Syria | Ahval

When ‘Get Out’ Is a President’s National Security Strategy

NYT > Turkey
President Trump has demonstrated that in his pursuit of ending America’s “endless wars,” no troop presence abroad is too

Fox News in Disarray as Hosts Struggle to Digest Trump’s Betrayal of the Syrian Kurds

The Intercept /

Donald Trump’s late-night decision to abandon the Syrian Kurds who helped the United States destroy the Islamic State

U.S. Pullback in Syria Could Aid Assad and ISIS

NYT > Turkey

Analysts said the redeployment would betray America’s Syrian Kurdish allies, decrease American leverage in Syria and

Trump’s Green Light to Turkey Raises Fears About ISIS Detainees

NYT > Turkey /

Thousands of Islamic State prisoners of war from around the world are being detained by the Syrian Kurd forces whom Turkey

A Look at Who Is Affected by Trump’s Shift in Syria

NYT > Turkey
Kurdish fighters in northern Syria partnered with the United States to fight the Islamic State, but may find themselves facing

Caught Between Trump, Turkey and Kurds, Pentagon Struggles to Piece Together Syria Strategy

NYT > Turkey 
The Pentagon is scrambling to respond to the words of a president who views Syria and the fight against ISIS as a battle largely

Trump threatens to ‘decimate’ Turkey’s economy if it injures US troops – video

World news: Turkey
Donald Trump warned Turkey that there would be ‘big trouble’ if American troops in Syria are injured, as Turkish forces push

US withdrawal from Syria leaves fate of Isis fighters and families in detention uncertain

World news: Turkey

Trump’s latest move has officials scrambling to understand the implications as Turkish forces gather near the Syrian

Pentagon, Kurds caught off guard as Trump announces Syria withdrawal – Foreign Policy | Ahval

U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt policy shift in northern Syria has caught both the Pentagon…

Turkey-Syria border: Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Turkish economy

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

The president responds to political fallout over fears Turkey may target US-allied Kurdish fighters.

Trump Just Gave Turkey an Open Invitation to Slaughter the Syrian Kurds

Slate Articles 

There’s not even a strategic reason for it.

‘There will be chaos once again’: Kurds respond to Trump’s Syria decision

World news: Turkey by Mohammed Rasool in Irbil

Kurdish-held territories of north-eastern Syria prepare for assault by Turkish forces – and insist they will resist

Across the Kurdish-held territories of north-eastern Syria, people are steeling themselves for a long-threatened assault by Turkish forces – which now seems imminent after Donald Trump withdrew US forces from the area.

 

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