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    An exploration of how Syrian Kurds went from controlling a third of Syria to rapid retreat, examining their abandoned US alliance, integration into Syrian forces, and uncertain future under new political realities.

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    The US was primarily focused on the military partnership, but politically, Washington always maintained that this was 'temporary, tactical, and transactional.' The Kurds, though, seemed to believe they were building something more permanent.

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    Betrayal in the Kurdish Heartland

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