US scrambles as Syria's Kurds retreat
US forces are evacuating ISIS prisoners from Syria amid the collapse of Kurdish-led forces, while Washington simultaneously increases its military presence in the Gulf as tensions with Iran persist.
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As President Donald Trump boasted of “tremendous peace” in the Middle East at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, two major security developments in the region are coming to a head: a US operation to evacuate ISIS prisoners from Syria amid the collapse of Kurdish-led forces, and a growing American military buildup in the Gulf as Washington weighs its options toward Iran.
We look at what’s at stake in both crises this week.
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