In 2014, the war against ISIS was focused in Iraq but it was clear that the end would come about only if its forces were destroyed in its Syrian sanctuary. The small contingent of US special forces desperately needed a partner on the ground willing to fight. A local protection unit in the country's northeast – the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) – stepped forward. At a cost of over 11,000 dead fighters and uncounted civilians, the predominantly Kurdish SDF defeated ISIS and prevented its (…)
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