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Manbij, Syria, Dec. 30, 2018. Young men and children gather in the village of Arab Hassan Kabir in the Manbij area near Aleppo, Northern Syria, as they announce a sit-in to protest the Turkish threats of launching a military operation in the area east of the Euphrates River. Earlier, Turkey announced that it will launch a military operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces east of the Euphrates. Turkey delayed the operation after the United States withdrew its forces from the area. Photo: Alaa Sadoun