Manbij, in northern Syria, lies just a short drive away from Dabiq. The Prophet Muhammad is believed to have said that "the last hour will not come" until Muslims vanquished the Romans at "Dabiq or al-Amaq".
So it is no small coincidence that Manbij is capable of triggering a world war.

This is why Manbij and the surrounding area is such a hot spot. Located on the western edge of the American sector, this city of 300,000 also borders the Turkish and Russian sectors. “I have fought ISIS, Turkey, and now I am in Manbij, where all sides meet,” Shiar said, “It is just a little city. Who would have thought that a place like this would attract so much international attention?”
...“Our teacher would often yell at us and say, ‘If you kids continue being such troublemakers, the end of the world will start here in Manbij.’ If I now look at the situation Manbij is in, I often think back on my teacher’s words.”

This is why Turkey's determination to take Manbij, with their jihadist allies, whether the U.S. forces had withdrawn or not, is so scary. Those jihadist forces are enemies of western (Crusader) nations.
Those jihadist forces are currently massing near Manbij, nearly 13,000 in all. Meanwhile, US-backed Kurdish forces are digging in.
All the stars pointed toward disaster.

And then Trump announced a withdrawal from Syria, an order that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday signed. Suddenly a battle between Islam and Christianity is less likely.
[The French have still not gotten out of the way.]
Nevertheless, the 2nd Battle of Manbij was still scheduled to begin tomorrow.

And then Damascus made an unexpected move.

Syrian government troops backed by Russian forces have sent extra troops toward the city of Manbij in coordination with the militia that controls it, a militia spokesman said, as Turkish-backed Syrian rebels said they were preparing to attack it.

The deployment was coordinated with the U.S.-backed militia in Manbij, the spokesman for the Manbij Military Council said.

Everyone seems to have forgotten about Damascus, and that they might object to yet another invasion by Turkey. Russia and Iran, allies of Damascus, might also want to say something as well.
Will this deter Turkey's jihadist proxies? We can only hope.