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\"\"Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said on Monday: \u201cLet me be clear that the US is in no way involved in the operations you see playing out in and around Aleppo in northwestern Syria, which as you know are being led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a designated terrorist organization.” However, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN on Sunday that \u201cAt the same time, of course, we don\u2019t cry over the fact that the Assad government, backed by Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, are facing certain kinds of pressure.\u201d CNN,<\/em> US left facing a difficult situation in Syria.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 In related news: The Cradle,<\/em> US-backed Kurdish militia withdraws from Aleppo in agreement with HTS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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