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The Turkish invasion of northern Syria, which began in early October 2019, is bound to complicate the political resolution of the Syrian crisis. It came hours after President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the small American troops (about 1,000) committed to fighting extremist groups in Syria. Both the moves came weeks after the drone attacks on the Armco facility in Saudi Arabia and subsequent uncertainty over continued flow of oil at a reasonable price. For its part, Iran had denied any direct involvement in the attack.
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