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Omar Abu Layla is the executive director of Deir Azzour 24, a research and analysis organization that focuses on reporting on events in Deir Azzour province. He is a native of the province a former Free Syrian Army spokesman.
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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.
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