After days of back and forth over U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out American troops from Syria, a U.S. military official said Friday the process of withdrawal has begun, declining to comment on specific timetables or movements. Continue reading
“(There is) absolutely no change in our position that any use of chemical weapons would be met by a very strong response, as we’ve done twice before,” U.S. national security advisor John Bolton said. Continue reading
“I think we’re slowing things down in a smart way,” Graham said. Continue reading
Only 11 days ago, Brett McGurk had said it would be “reckless” to consider the Islamic State defeated and therefore would be unwise to bring American forces home. Continue reading
The United States’ main ally in Syria on Thursday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Islamic State militants have been defeated and warned that the withdrawal of American troops would lead to a resurgence of the extremist group. Continue reading
Russia and the Syrian military blamed Israel for a pre-dawn missile attack Monday on a major air base in central Syria, saying Israeli fighter jets launched the missiles from Lebanon’s airspace. Continue reading
The White House said Wednesday that the U.S. military mission in Syria was coming to “a rapid end” but offered no firm timeline for a withdrawal, even as U.S. President Donald Trump has insisted it’s time for American troops to return home. Continue reading