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Syrian troops take control of key Kurdish city as US troops drive away
Syrian troops deploy at the Tabqa airbase in Raqqa
SYRIAN government forces took control of the largely Kurdish city of Manbij today as footage emerged which showed US troops passing in the opposite direction as they left the area.
The Syrian flag was hoisted above the city as Russian troops joined their counterparts in the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took up positions together on the front line.
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