A fighter from the Syrian Democratic Forces in Baghuz, Syria in March 2019.
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Why the US decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria is so dangerous.
Life on the border: Kurdish men in Kobani, Syria.
Ahmed Mardnli/EPA
After years of tensions over northern Syria, the US and Turkey have agreed to establish safe zones. Why now?
Kurdish protestors against the Turkish operation in Afrin outside the EU building in Lebanon on January 28.
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The Erdoğan regime’s move into northern Syria is being justified in the name of European security.
Sheen Ibrahim, Kurdish fighter from the People’s Protection Units (YPG), walks together with other YPG fighters in Raqqa, Syria, June 16, 2017.
Reuters/Goran Tomasevic
The US is doing so with increasing frequency around the world – most recently with Kurdish fighters in Syria. A scholar explains what can go wrong, and why this approach is likely to continue.