Syrian Troops in Manbij

The BBC Middle East correspondent Martin Patience explains the situation in Manbij, in northern Syria after Kurdish military controlling the area invited Syrian forces to retake the city.

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(Photo: A Turkish-backed Syrian rebel rides on a truck at Manbij countryside. Credit: Khalil Asha/Reuters)