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The Consequences of Donald Trump Washing His Hands of the Middle East
By Uri Friedman
US troops leave Syria and cross into Iraq where some will stay
By Helen Regan & Nick Paton Walsh
U.S. Must Be Held Accountable for Once Backing Syrian Rebels
By Mehdi Hasan
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Russia's Putin and Turkey's Erdogan Agree to Carve Up Kurdish-Held Syria
By Elias Groll, Robbie Gramer & Lara Seligman
Cornyn: Not a bad idea to get U.S. troops out of the way if Turkey planned to ‘ethnically cleanse the Kurds'
By Todd Gillman
Pompeo, asked about Turkey crisis, says Trump is 'fully prepared' to take military action if needed
By Tucker Higgins
US to send 'mechanised forces' to Syrian oilfields
By Julian Borger & Dan Sabbagh
Trump Claims Credit for a Syria Cease-Fire and Says U.S. Role in Region Is Over (Published 2019)
By Lara Jakes & Michael Crowley
Trump's Syria pullout, aiding Russia and Turkey, is when America stopped leading the world
By David Adesnik & Mark Dubowitz
Amnesty: Turkey forced Syrians back to war zone
By Daniel Heinrich & Kristie Pladson