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Renewed Fighting in Syria Puts at Risk Trump’s Hope of Pacifying the Globe 

Will the incoming president now keep in place the nearly 1,000 American troops that are stationed in Syria near areas controlled by the Kurds?

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Syrian opposition fighters ride past Syrian army planes at the Al-Nayrab military airport after they took control of the facility on the outskirts of Aleppo, December 2, 2024. AP/Omar Albam
BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

With the situation in Syria threatening to ignite a new, Mideast-wide burst of violence, will President-elect Trump be able to influence events in an area where too many players have stakes? Will he try? 

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BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Israel Radio, Ha’Aretz, and others. Once New York Sun, always New York Sun.

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