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Syrian Kurds bring demands to Washington

The Syrian Democratic Council hopes to convince the Trump administration to rethink its withdrawal.
Ilham Ahmed, co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), addresses a news conference at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir - RC11661C5F70

The United States’ Syrian Kurdish allies are in Washington this week in a last-ditch effort to salvage the fraying partnership.

Ilham Ahmed, the head of the Syrian Democratic Forces’ political wing, hopes to convince Congress and the Donald Trump administration to prevent Turkish airstrikes against the group. She is set to meet tonight with the co-sponsors of bipartisan sanctions Turkey legislation, authored by Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C, before testifying Wednesday at a House Oversight subcommittee hearing on US policy in Syria along with military and humanitarian experts.

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