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Now playing Next USA U.S. troops to withdraw from northern Syria as ISIS supporters escape amid alleged Turkish atrocities Turkey's invasion of northeastern Syria began Wednesday after President Donald Trump ordered U.S. troops to pull back from the area to clear the way for Turkish forces. 13/10/2019
Now playing Next USA The U.S. draws a red line on Turkey's military action in Syria On the Turkish side of the border, in the town of Akçakale the streets were mostly empty Friday after officials told locals to stay indoors or to relocate. 11/10/2019
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Now playing Next USA Thousands flee north-east Syria after Turkish offensive "People are fleeing when they can in cars, if not in the back of trucks, if not on foot, with what they can carry, old people, families, the sick." 10/10/2019
Now playing Next USA Turkey says 180 targets hit as troops continue advance into Syria "Our foes in the region are conspiring to destroy our people," said the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. 10/10/2019
Now playing Next USA Intel officials say ISIS could regroup after U.S. 'betrayal' of Kurds in Syria "They are all going to be killed or detained after we betrayed them," said an ex-CIA officer. "Killed with weapons we gave to the Turks." 09/10/2019
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Now playing Next Syria Why is Turkey fighting Syria's Kurds and how is the US involved? Here's why Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw 50 US special forces troops from northern Syria could have huge geopolitical ramifications. 08/10/2019
Now playing Next The Cube Turkey ready for military operation in Syria after Trump pulls troops US President Donald Trump has said he will "totally destroy and obliterate the economy of Turkey" if the country does anything he considers "off-limits" in northern Syria. 07/10/2019
Now playing Next USA 'Disaster,' 'Betrayal,' 'Mistake': Republicans slam Trump's Syria pullout Several GOP lawmakers, including prominent Trump allies, excoriated the president's decision to pull the U.S. out of northern Syria and let Turkey move in. 07/10/2019
Now playing Next USA Trump's backing for Turkey's Syria plan could cause havoc in an unstable region, experts warn "It seems that the policy of the United States is to betray their friends and allies," said the spokesperson for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces 07/10/2019
Now playing Next Turkey Turkish police arrest hundreds over suspected links to militant group Three mayors have also been dismissed over suspected links to the banned Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK), the country's interior ministry announced on Monday. 19/08/2019
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey plans new military operation in northern Syria Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara will launch a military operation in a Kurdish-controlled area of northern Syria. 04/08/2019
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