There are about 900 American forces stationed in northeast Syria and since the start of Israel’s war in Gaza, they have been attacked by militia forces in neighboring Iraq. The Americans act as a deterrence against ISIS and Turkey, both of which consider the Kurds in northeast Syria as their enemy. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports on how the residents in this area are reacting to recent militia attacks and the possibility of a US withdrawal.
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