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That presents an issue for the U.S., which helped train and arm the YPG to fight ISIS,
這給美國帶來了一個問題，因為美國曾經幫助訓練和武裝YPG對抗ISIS，
an operation that it says is their sole mission inside Syria.
而美國稱這是他們在敘利亞境內唯一的使命。
Yet the Pentagon says, it will keep troops on the ground despite ISIS’s being pushed to a sliver of land along the Iraqi border.
然而，五角大樓表示，盡管ISIS已經被趕到了伊拉克邊境，但美國仍將保留其位于敘利亞境內的兵力。
The prospect of direct clashes between the U. S. and Turkey—two NATO allies— now looks worryingly real.
現在看來，美國和土耳其這兩個北約盟國之間發生直接沖突的可能性令人擔憂。
Amid all this, Assad and his allies are attempting to obliterate the rebel holdouts of eastern Ghouta and Idlib.
與此同時，阿薩德和他的盟友也在試圖消滅東古塔區和伊德利卜省的反叛勢力。
The U. N. said on Feb. 6 that Syria is facing “some of the worst fighting of the entire conflict,” with reports of hundreds of civilian deaths.
聯合國2月6日表示，敘利亞正面臨“整個沖突中最激烈的戰斗”，據報道，有數百名平民死亡。
Its proposals for de-escalation zones have gone nowhere.
其關于“沖突降級區”的提議也已經不了了之。
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will be in the region until Feb. 16 to discuss issues including the conflict in Syria,
美國國務卿雷克斯·蒂勒森將在該地區停留至2月16日，討論敘利亞沖突等事宜，
but the U. S. is not the country best positioned to pull Syria back from its various fronts.
但美國并不是那個處在最佳地位而能夠把敘利亞從各個前線拉回來的國家。
That would be Russia, the sole party that has open communications with every player involved.
俄羅斯才是，因為俄羅斯是唯一與所有參與方都開放了溝通的國家。
The prospect of losing its foothold in the Middle East—
失去其中東地位的可能性 -
and the reality of Russian citizens’ colliding with U. S.-backed forces on the battlefield—
加上俄羅斯公民在戰場上與美國支持的部隊發生沖突的現實 -
may prompt Vladimir Putin to try to rein in the situation.
可能會促使弗拉基米爾·普京出面控制該地區的局勢。
But at this point, it may be beyond even his means to draw out the disease.
但在這一點上，可能連他都無法根除這一頑疾。
