If Turkey’s Erdogan Launches Attack Against Syria-Based Kurds, He Might Also Be Attacking a NATO Ally, America

A 900-troop American force stationed in northeastern Syria to ensure that ISIS remains defeated has been embedded with the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces.

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President Erdogan at Ankara, May 13, 2024. AP/Burhan Ozbilici, file

Will President Erdogan of Turkey, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, trigger a battle with Syria-based troops backed by another member of the alliance, America?

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