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Syrian Kurdish commander slams US response to Turkish attacks as US diplomats evacuated from Syria

The United States' top ally in Syria warned that unless Washington and the Kremlin push back more firmly Turkey will launch a ground offensive against his forces that will further undermine the battle against the Islamic State.

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A US vehicle soldiers patrols in the countryside of the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province, near the Turkish border, on July 23, 2022. — DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images

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