The vacuum left by the United States in Syria

 Patrick Cockburn

Patrick Cockburn

Patrick Cockburn is an award-winning Independent columnist who specialises in analysis of Iraq, Syria and wars in the Middle East. He has been with The Independent since 1990.

The vacuum left by the United States in Syria
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Turkish and US troops return from a joint patrol in northern Syria, as it is pictured from near the Turkish town of Akcakale, Turkey. File/Reuters