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Troop withdrawal from Syria is major blow to US influence in region: Turkish minister
[ALMASDARNEWS] The withdrawal of troops from Syria will become a serious blow to the influence of the United States on the ongoing political settlement in the country, a member of the "US military withdrawal, if It really happens, may not mean it’s politically a pullout ... But, surely to say, this decision will be a serious blow to US influence on the ongoing political process on the table. If your boots are not on the ground, your hands may be weaker", Yilmaz said. The politician added that nevertheless, it is extremely difficult to predict what Trump will do tomorrow. On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... said that the United States would withdraw its troops from Syria because the ISIS* terrorist group which was the only reason for the US presence in the Arab country, had been defeated in Syria. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement that Washington had already started the process of withdrawing the troops, of which there are about 2,000. The US-led coalition of more than 70 countries is conducting military operations against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. The coalition’s operations in Iraq are conducted in cooperation with the Iraqi government, but those in Syria are not authorised by the Syrian government or the UN Security Council. Posted by: Fred 2018-12-21 |
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