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US President's decision to withdraw troops from Syria provokes outcry

Kurdish fighters standing guard as U.S. forces take up position

Kurdish fighters standing guard as U.S. forces take up position Source: AAP

Kurdish forces in Syria say the US has stabbed them in the back by pulling out of the region, leaving them at the mercy of an invasion by Turkish forces.


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By Lydia Feng

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Kurdish forces in Syria say the US has stabbed them in the back by pulling out of the region, leaving them at the mercy of an invasion by Turkish forces.



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