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

NPR News · May 2, 2026, 9:02 AM · Also reported by 2 other sources

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Caught in limbo after the fall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, Kurdish families struggle with cold, loss and uncertainty — feeling abandoned by the U.S. allies they once fought alongside.

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

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