Russia says the territories currently occupied by American troops Syria should return to government control following Washington's planned withdrawal of its military forces from Arab country.. ... Official American representatives make it clear that the withdrawal of the army..…
“Extremism in Syria and the Coming Battle for Idlib” . Middle East Security Fellow, Center for a New American Strategy (CNAS) . ... “Russia’s Future Role in Syria” . Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) . ..…
Last spring, the president talked of leaving Syria “very soon.” But the American military stayed. ..…
That Trump has said that it’s remaining meagre 2000 troops in Syria will be withdrawn is a popular decision for the people. ... Those American soldiers left in Afghanistan will hopefully no doubt follow. . ..…
They voluntarily pull out combat troops only with the installation of permanent, pro-U.S, regimes, and that isn’t about to happen in Syria or Afghanistan. . Trump’s policy, however mangled, actually reflects a popular American consensus against the never-ending wars of aggression. . ..…
It essentially chose to go with an indefinite American occupation of eastern Syria, including up to 4,000 mainly Special Operations forces backing predominantly Kurdish rebels there. In fact, only recently Mattis and other “senior national security officials” reportedly tried..…
The potential for a full-blown military confrontation between long-time allies Turkey and the US was narrowly averted last night when President Donald Trump ordered the immediate withdrawal of American troops from Syria, with the dubious declaration that ISIS had been defeated. ..…
He added that after US President Donald Trump's declaration of withdrawal of American forces from Syria, the US army retreated from Manbij to Tishrin dam, noting that Manbij residents want immediate deployment of the Syrian army in the town. . ..…
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