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Kurds in Syria
Kurdish civilians showed they were crushed by the betrayal of US president Donald Trump's withdrawal of American forces from Syria ahead of Turkey's invasion.
White evangelicals have stuck by Trump through allegations of sexual assault, racism and corruption. But leaders have decried his decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria.
A US military official said the situation across northeastern Syria was "deteriorating rapidly."
Warplanes are reportedly bombing civilian areas as Turkey says its ground forces have crossed the border.
The administration is letting Turkey move into northern Syria to wipe out the Kurds, who have long fought Islamic State terrorism alongside the US.