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Why are US National Guardsman getting killed in Syria?
Just as importantly, why are they there?
December 14, 2025
Just as importantly, why are they there?
On the first anniversary of the Syrian regime's fall, Neil Partrick explains how a 50-year dynasty collapsed in a few short weeks
Without some form of transitional justice to address sectarian violence, the country risks slipping back into chaos
It likely won't lead to the violence and humiliation of other botched departures, including from the same region in 2019
New leadership brings SDF into central govt, leaving little reason for Washington to keep protecting it
The tempo of lethal US airstrikes — not all against ISIS — continue apace, despite murky Washington strategy
