Syria Villagers Fear Exit of American Troops After U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan

TALL ADH-DHAHAB, Syria—A convoy of armored vehicles flying American flags, machine gunners perched atop their tall steel frames, rumbled into this village of dust streets and concrete residences in northeast Syria previous 7 days.

They are a familiar sight in the space. More than scalding sizzling eyeglasses of tea, U.S. Army officers and their allies in the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces achieved with area men to check with about stability threats now that Islamic State forces are in retreat.