US withdrawal

Political Corner: The withdrawal of US troops from Syria aids only ISIS

By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate Since the beginning of October, US troops have been pulled from the northeast area of Syria. They were in the area providing support to the Syrian Kurds who have been fighting as part of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. Aside from helping push back the terrorist organization and defeating ISIS’s caliphate, the Kurds have also been guarding approximately 11,000 captured ISIS fighters and their families. This was critical in order to ensure that these fighters not regroup and reform ISIS. Having the US as allies allowed the Kurds to be successful. The sudden withdrawal has…

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