The Iranian domino effect and the US withdrawal from Syria
After the war and subsequent occupation in Iraq, the Iranian influence spread throughout northern Iraq at a greater rate than ever before without one Iranian troop having to set foot in Iraq.
A U.S. Soldier surveils the area during a combined joint patrol in Manbij, Syria, November 1, 2018. Picture taken on November 1, 2018.(photo credit: COURTESY ZOE GARBARINO/U.S. ARMY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByTIM ALEXANDER