Longtime American allies who have been guarding tens of thousands of Islamic State fighters and their families agreed this week to be integrated into the Syrian armed forces . While the deal marks a major victory for the country’s interim leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa , it has been a brutal blow to the fighters, who are mainly ethnic Kurds. Many Kurds have been left shell-shocked by the fighting with Syrian forces, the rapid shift in the balance of power and the loss of territory, with some saying

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