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Who will provide the muscle for a Syrian 'Islamic State-free zone'? - LA Times

Who will provide the muscle for a Syrian 'Islamic State-free zone'?

By Patrick J. McDonnell and Carol J. Williams contact the reporters

As the U.S. and Turkey begin clearing Islamic State fighters from Syria’s northwestern border, their ambitious mission raises a new set of troubling questions, chief among them: Who will provide the military muscle to oust the extremists and protect civilians sheltering in the new buffer zone?

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