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The Security Vacuum in Post-ISIS Deir Ezzor
Omar Abu Layla
Executive Director, Deir Azzour 24
Nicholas A. Heras
Middle East Security Fellow, Center for a New American Security
Omar Abu Layla Executive Director, Deir Azzour 24
Nicholas A. Heras Middle East Security Fellow, Center for a New American Security
As ISIS pulls out of eastern Syria, U.S.-backed forces will have to contend with stabilizing this territory. But without local allies, the security of SDF-held territory will be challenged, write journalist Omar Abu Layla and security expert Nicholas A. Heras.