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FILE -- In this April 4, 2018 file photo, a U.S. soldier stands in a newly installed position near the front line between the U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council and the Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. The planned U.S. troop withdrawal opens a void in the north and east of Syria, and the conflicts and rivalries among all the powers in the Middle East are converging to fill it. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

With US leaving, rival powers seek to move into Syria’s east

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

This photo released on the Facebook page of the Military Council of Manbij City, shows U.S. troops based around the Syrian town of Manbij speaking with residents, in northern Syria, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018. (The Military Council of Manbij City via AP)

The Latest: Turkey-backed Syrians brace for key town clash

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Bomb kills 8 in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed forces

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FILE - This Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 file photo, Turkey-backed opposition fighters of the Free Syrian Army secure a checkpoint at the village of Maarin, on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Azaz, Syria. Beaten by the government and squeezed by al-Qaida, many of Syria's rebels have put themselves under Turkey's wing to battle Kurdish forces, trying to find a path back to relevance in Syria's messy and multi-sided civil war. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

Syrian rebels seek relevance by joining Turkey’s offensive

By PHILIP ISSA and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

The Latest: Haley accuses Russia of distraction on Syria

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Turkish military trucks carrying tanks and other armoured vehicles cross through a border gate into a Turkish-controlled region of the Oncupinar border crossing with Syria, known as Bab al Salameh in Arabic, near the city of Kilis, Turkey, late Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. The deployment occurred hours after dozens of Turkish jets bombed Syrian Kurdish militia targets in the enclave of Afrin. (Can Erok/DHA-Depo Photos via AP)

The Latest: Russia warned Kurdish officials of Turkey attack

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In this undated photo provided by David Taylor Sr., he poses with his son David Taylor, right, a former Marine. Taylor Sr. told The Associated Press on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, that he was notified by the U.S. State Department that his son was killed earlier this month in Syria while fighting for a Kurdish militia battling the Islamic State group. (Courtesy of David Taylor Sr. via AP)

Dad: Ex-Marine killed in Syria ‘had a mission’ in IS battle

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

In this undated photo provided by David Taylor Sr., he poses with his son David Taylor, right, a former Marine. Taylor Sr. told The Associated Press on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, that he was notified by the U.S. State Department that his son was killed earlier this month in Syria while fighting for a Kurdish militia battling the Islamic State group. (Courtesy of David Taylor Sr. via AP)

Ex-Marine killed in Syria passionate about fight against IS

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

A Syrian Kurdish refugee child from the Kobani area, peers from a tent on a cold morning at a camp in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Islamic State group ousted from Syria’s Kobani; Kurds celebrate victory

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press