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Syrian Forces Move to Protect Syrian Kurds Fighting Islamic State
(Wall Street Journal) Nazih Osseiran - Syrian government forces moved to protect Syrian Kurds who are fighting Islamic State after the U.S. said it would withdraw its troops from the region and the Syrian Kurds said they feared an attack by Turkey. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government troops had deployed just outside the city of Manbij between Kurdish YPG forces and Turkish-backed troops nearby.