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The Kurdish people are used to being let down by the West, but Donald Trump's abandonment of north-eastern Syria to Erdogan and Assad may be the most squalid betrayal of all.
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The Prime Minister has remained silent on Donald Trump’s shameful decision to allow Turkey to assault the Kurds of northern Syria.
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