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After Assad's fall, Syria's Kurds are left in limbo, feeling abandoned by the U.S.

NPR·NPR·about 1 month ago
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Children play outside a vacant school that is now being used to house displaced people in Qamishli, Syria. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR QAMISHLI, Syria — The children running through the courtyard of a school in this northeastern city are a blur of motion. But they're not students at recess — they are members of displaced families living here since public schools were turned into shelters in January. Instead of a school bus, there is an ancient red Nissan pickup truck with black flames painted along the sides. It's a U.S. export, evidently — according to the large sticker of the American flag depicting 14 states and the year 1791 when the Bill of Rights was enacted. On the windshield above the green faux fur glued to the dashboard, "Allah" (God) is written in flowing white Arabic script. Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled in late 2024 by Turkish-backed opposition fighters.…

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