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VOA Exclusive: Inside a US Military Base in Syria  

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A U.S. military base in northeastern Syria has allowed VOA inside the perimeter for a look at how American and local Kurdish forces are working to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State terror group.  Sirwan Kajjo filed this exclusive report from Rumeilan, a town in northeast Syria.       Camera: Sirwan Kajjo 
6 Jul 2021 English United States News

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