Here is a brief overview of how the current situation developed
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It is still unclear how the vacuum in the region will be filled after the US troop withdrawal
At the same time, Trump urged the Kurd-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces, which the US-trained & armed for years, not to “provoke” Turkey
The sooner the US realizes the better
"Bolton has made a serious mistake and whoever thinks like this has also made a mistake"
But Pompeo said the United States still had “real concerns” with Erdogan, including on detentions of US citizens
The decision was roundly criticized by his national security advisers and Democratic and Republican lawmakers
Erdogan promises to finish America's fight against the Islamic State, but it's the Kurds that he's out to destroy
Kurdish YPG urged earlier today Damascus to take control over Manbij amid Turkish threat
Turkey has long insisted that the jihadis have been vanquished & that they are being used as a pretext for the US-led coalition to protect the Syrian Kurds
