Trump Claims Credit for a Syria Cease-Fire and Says U.S. Role in Region Is Over
“Let someone else fight over this long bloodstained sand,” the president said of the fighting between American-allied Kurds and Turks.
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In ‘Cave-In,’ Trump Cease-Fire Cements Turkey’s Gains in Syria
The agreement, announced by Vice President Mike Pence, may stop the killing in the Kurdish enclave in northern Syria. But the cost to American influence is expected to be high.