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US backing ensures Arab-Kurd alliance in Syria will survive

Liwa al-Tahrir walking out of its alliance with the Kurdish People's Protection Units caused plenty of excitement in Turkey, but did it really change anything in Syria?

Fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) stand inside a building near Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, June 17, 2016.  REUTERS/Rodi Said/File Photo - RTX2HMHI
Fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces stand inside a building near Manbij, in Aleppo province, Syria, June 17, 2016. — REUTERS/Rodi Said

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