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A Kurdish-led alliance in Syria says President Donald Trump's surprise decision to withdraw US troops will allow the Islamic State (IS) group to recover.
A statement from the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) warned of a military vacuum that would leave the alliance trapped between "hostile parties".
Mr Trump made the announcement on Wednesday, saying IS had been defeated.
However, major allies and some US politicians have disputed the claim.
A US partnership with the SDF - an alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters - is credited with playing a major role in the virtual elimination of IS after it overran large swathes of Syria four years ago.
About 2,000 US troops have largely been stationed in the Kurdish region in northern Syria. US officials quoted by Reuters news agency say that in addition, air attacks against IS will cease.
A statement from the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) warned of a military vacuum that would leave the alliance trapped between "hostile parties".
Mr Trump made the announcement on Wednesday, saying IS had been defeated.
However, major allies and some US politicians have disputed the claim.
A US partnership with the SDF - an alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters - is credited with playing a major role in the virtual elimination of IS after it overran large swathes of Syria four years ago.
About 2,000 US troops have largely been stationed in the Kurdish region in northern Syria. US officials quoted by Reuters news agency say that in addition, air attacks against IS will cease.
US Syria pullout 'will enable IS return'
Posted from bbc.com
Kurds
Syria
Iraq
ISIS
Posted 6 y ago
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Isis is like Hydra from the movie Captain America, kill one and 2 take their place.
http://marvelcinematicuniverse.wikia.com/wiki/HYDRA
http://marvelcinematicuniverse.wikia.com/wiki/HYDRA
HYDRA is an authoritarian terrorist-criminal-paramilitary organization bent on world domination. It was founded in ancient times, formerly as a cult centered around the fanatical worship of Hive, a powerful Inhuman that was exiled to the planet Maveth by ancient Inhumans. Ever since his banishment, the cult had been determined to bring him back to Earth to commence a planetary takeover. Over the centuries, the cult evolved, taking many forms,...
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It's like a STD...you think they are gone but it is the gift that keeps on giving.
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Not in favor of pulling out -
Reluctantly I feel much of destabilization in the region can be tied to our misguided foreign policy.
As such we need to stay and clean up the mess we made up until a point that Islamic democracies take root in the region. That's a long long long time.
Reluctantly I feel much of destabilization in the region can be tied to our misguided foreign policy.
As such we need to stay and clean up the mess we made up until a point that Islamic democracies take root in the region. That's a long long long time.
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