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Assad wants American troops out of Syria and threatens to attack region under US-backed Kurds
Syrian President Bashar Assad threatened to attack a region held by U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria, saying in an interview broadcast on Russia Today channel on Thursday that American troops should leave the country.
By Philip Issa, The Associated Press