Arnon Grunberg

Camp

Approval

On Baghdadi's Death and symbolism, Amos Harel in Haaretz:

"Moreover, the flight of the Kurds from the Turks who invaded northeastern Syria with Trump’s approval is expected to lead to a loss of the remnant of oversight on the detention facilities in which thousands of ISIS figures are held. First and foremost Al-Hol, a refugee camp crowded with tens of thousands of people (mostly civilians) connected to ISIS. The damage that will result from the collapse of the detention centers in the Kurdish areas might well greatly outweigh the benefit of Baghdadi’s killing."

Read the article here.

The fact that Putin had to allow this operation because it took place in an area control by the Russians - it's fair to say that most of Syria is controlled by the Russians - is telling about the diminishing influence of the US in the Middle East, and elsewhere.

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