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SYRIAN Kurds today reaffirmed their ability to defend their territory from threatened attacks from both Turkey and jihadist groups after the United States decided to withdraw troops.
Democratic Union Party (PYD) international relations spokesman Salih Muslim said that the war against Isis was not over, despite proclamations by US President Donald Trump, describing the decision to withdraw its forces as “abrupt.”
However he stated that US forces were not based in Syria to protect the Kurds, saying they had never relied on them and it was “their business” to decide whether they stay or go.
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