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the situation in Syria is quickly changing, so here's a brief visual thread with a few questions we've been trying to answer since U.S. forces withdrew last week nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Who will control northeast Syria now? About 1/3 of the country was controlled by a Kurdish-led militia, the SDF, but already Turkish forces and the Syrian government are contesting border areas
How will this turn out? The Kurds face an enormous blow to their hopes of retaining autonomy. And in the majority-Arab areas of northeast Syria, there are fears that if Assad enters, that opens the door for armed opposition or extremists too
What about civilians? At least 100k people – many of whom have been repeatedly displaced – are already fleeing the border zone that Turkey is attacking
Will ISIS come back? Thousands of suspected militants were being held in detention facilities throughout northeast Syria. SDF guards have been trying to hold their positions at the prisons, but it is unclear how long they can remain
shouts to @ABarnardNYT for so much wisdom, beautiful gfx @singhvianjali @SarahAlmukhtar @jwf825 beautiful eds @simonelandon @joshkellerjosh
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