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As US forces decamp to Iraq, Syrian Kurds make last desperate plea for troops to stay

By Jamie McIntyre
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As US forces decamp to Iraq, Syrian Kurds make last desperate plea for troops to stay

US TROOPS DECAMP: A convoy of more than 100 armored vehicles carrying U.S. troops was spotted crossing from Syria into semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq today in the northern Iraqi province of Dohuk.

The withdrawal of all but a small contingent of U.S. forces who will continue to man a base in far southern Syria is continuing “apace,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters traveling with him to Afghanistan over the weekend.

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