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

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Trump’s latest move has officials scrambling to understand the implications as Turkish forces gather near the Syrian border
Turkish warplanes began bombing a Kurdish-held crossing on the border with Syria, after Donald Trump said he was withdrawing US troops from the area, and gave a green light for a Turkish offensive
Kurdish forces in Syria have said the fate of tens of thousands of suspected Islamic State fighters and their families is uncertain, after US forces began a sudden withdrawal from the country, abandoning their former ally on the eve of a widely-anticipated Turkish invasion. Continue reading...

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