Author: Neil Hauer (Neil Hauer)

Russian and Syrian flags on military vehicles near Manbij, Syria, on Tuesday.
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Northeast Syria Isn’t Big Enough for Russia and the US – And the Entry of an American Oil Company Doesn’t Help

Across most of Syria, the active zones of opposing outside powers are largely clear. In regime-held territory in the country’s center, west and south, Bashar Al Assad’s allies of Russia, Iran and Hezbollah predominate. The northwest is the remit of Turkey, where it operates in support of its local Syrian opposition proxies. The bubble around Al-Tanf crossing...