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Accidental allies : the U.S.-Syrian Democratic Forces partnership against the Islamic State /

The U.S.-led effort to fight the Islamic State in northeastern Syria since 2014 has been as controversial and poorly understood as it has been significant. Advocates of fighting "by, with and through" the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) view the campaign as a near-ideal case stu...

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Main Authors:	Knights, Michael (Author), Wilgenburg, Wladimir van (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Washington, D.C. : I.B. Tauris ; Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 2022.
Subjects:	Qūwāt Sūriyā al-Dīmuqrāṭīyah (Organization) > History. Syria > History > Civil War, 2011- IS (Organization) United States > Military relations > Syria. Syria > Military relations > United States. Kurdish Women's Protection Units (Organization)

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