White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said in statement on Sunday that Washington had begun withdrawing US troops from Syria's with Turkey, adding that American forces will not support or be involved in the operation and will no longer be in the immediate area... ..…
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The commander of American-backed Syria said Tuesday that it would attack Turkish forces while Turkey's, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, indicated that such operation was imminent... ... Islamic State was driven from its last territory Syria February, and S.D.F., with..…
Schenker focused on Russia and China at a time when U.S. lawmakers are coming to grips with Trump’s announcement that he will uncouple American troops from the Kurdish partners who have helped defeat the Islamic State in Syria. ..…
Xulam is director of the American Kurdish Information Network. He said today: “One word describes President Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria. ..…
there were strong reactions in the US after Trump decided to pull American troops out of Syria and Turkey the green light to Syria in their place. ..…
NYT: “Trump Throws Middle East Policy Into Turmoil Over Syria…vow(ing) to withdraw American forces…” . ... Fox News: “Trump defends decision to withdraw troops from Syria” . CNN: Trump ignores his own warning in Syria…dec(ides) to remove the remaining..…
Syrian war did not represent direct threat to United States, certainly not one that justified risking American lives, and the underlying problems Syria were not susceptible to resolution through U.S military action. ..…
Neither are Turkish forces seen to be preparing to attack Kurdish towns Syria. American training and its flow of equipment continue uninterrupted for Syrian Defense Forces, of. ..…