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First story we're explaining a ceasefire in northern Syria that America's leader believes will last. Here's what's happening — Turkey, which borders Syria to the north, has been fighting ethnic¹ Kurds in Syria.

Turkey considers the Kurds to be terrorists, but Kurdish forces in Syria have been allies with the United States in its fight against ISIS — or Islamic State — terrorists. After U.S. President Donald Trump² announced that American troops would leave northern Syria early this month, Turkey moved in, fighting the Kurdish militias³.

Critics said moving U.S. troops out the region effectively gave Turkey the green light to target the Kurdish-U.S. allies and that America turned its back on them. The Trump Administration says Turkey was going to attack the Kurds anyway so U.S. troops needed to be away from the conflict.

Politicians around the world criticized Turkey for its military operation in Syria. And on October 14th the U.S. issued sanctions — penalties on Turkey's economy for its incursion. Yesterday, President Trump said he was removing those sanctions after Turkey agreed to stop its attacks on the Kurds in Syria.

Part of the Syrian territory that the Kurds used to control will now be controlled by Turkey. Part of it will now be controlled by Syria with support from Russia, a Syrian ally. International affairs analysts⁴ say all of this will lead to increased Russian influence in the Middle East.

President Trump said, quote, "let someone else fight over this long, blood stained sand", and that the job of America's military was not to police the world. The Middle East, of course, isn't the only unstable⁵ part of the world, and military action isn't the only expression of instability.

1 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

4 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

5 unstable   

adj.不稳定的，易变的

参考例句：

• This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
• The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。