In a Syria-focused letter written by Minister of Defense Ank Bijleveld, Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef Blok, and Minister of Justice and Security Ferdinand Grapperhaus, to the House of Representatives, the officials said there was no legal ground to deploy Dutch troops for “other purposes than fighting..…

He has questioned United States military alliance with South Korea and Japan, and he has announced withdrawal of American troops from Syria without first consulting allies in American-led coalition to defeat Islamic State.. ..…