Manbij District
Syrian Kurdish YPG to withdraw from Manbij
The Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) will withdraw from northern Syrian town of Manbij towards the east of the Euphrates River, as Turkey has long demanded, the United States and the YPG both vowed on Nov. 16.
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