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Hundreds Of ISIS Supporters Escape As Turkish Troops Near Kurdish-Held Syrian Town
A US military official said the situation across northeastern Syria was "deteriorating rapidly."
By Lefteris Pitarakis and Sarah El Deeb, AP

Trump On Abandoning Kurdish Forces: The Kurds Didn't Help Us In WWII
The president, on the same day Turkey moved forward on them in Syria, defended his decision to pull support for Kurdish fighters allied with the U.S.
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In Turkey Vs. Kurds Dispute, Trump Chooses The Side Where He Has A Condo Complex
The administration is letting Turkey move into northern Syria to wipe out the Kurds, who have long fought Islamic State terrorism alongside the US.
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