Posts Tagged: US withdrawal Syria
US Forces Seen Patrolling in Syria Near Turkish Border
US armored vehicles were seen on Thursday near the Syria-Turkey border in a part of northeastern Syria where they had not been observed since early October when Washington...
Leaving Syria: A Blow to US Deterrence, a Boost to Middle East Islamists
JNS.org - The decision by US President Donald Trump to pull back troops from northern Syria in the face of a likely Turkish offensive against...
US General: Withdrawal of American Forces From Syria Likely to Start in ‘Weeks’
The United States is likely just weeks away from starting the withdrawal of ground troops from Syria ordered by President Donald Trump, the top commander...
US Military Aims to Withdraw From Syria by April: WSJ
The US military is preparing to withdraw American forces from Syria by the end of April and a significant portion of them will be out...
Senate Breaks From Trump With Syria Troop Vote
The Republican-led US Senate backed largely symbolic legislation on Monday that broke with President Donald Trump by opposing plans for any abrupt withdrawal of troops...
McConnell to Introduce Amendment Refuting US Troop Withdrawal in Syria
JNS.org - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is expected to introduce an amendment to warn against a “precipitous withdrawal” of troops from Syria or Afghanistan. Speaking...
Russia Says US Syria Pullout Spurs Need for Kurds and Damascus to Talk
Russia said on Friday it was important for Syrian Kurds and the Syrian government to start talking to each other in light of US plans to...
Turkey Says Military Operation in Syria Not Dependent on US Pullout
A military operation against the Kurdish YPG militia, which Turkey has pledged to carry out in northern Syria, is not dependent on a US pullout from...
Former Israeli Major General: Syria ‘Symbolizing the Situation in the Middle East’
JNS.org - Former Israeli Maj. Gen. Yaakov Amidror said on Tuesday that the situation in Syria is “symbolizing the change in the Middle East” with Egypt...
White House Says Trump Position Unchanged as Syria Withdrawal Plans Slow
The White House sought to make the case on Monday that President Donald Trump had not changed his position on withdrawing US troops from Syria,...
Turkey’s Erdogan Rebukes US National Security Adviser Over Kurdish Militia Comments
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rebuked Washington's national security adviser on Tuesday for demanding that Turkey does not harm Kurdish fighters in Syria, accusing him of...
Turkey Should Not Attack Kurds After US Syria Pull-Out: US National Security Adviser
White House national security adviser John Bolton added a new condition on Sunday to the US withdrawal from Syria, saying Turkey must agree to protect...
Where Do the Kurds Fit Into Syria’s War?
The future of Kurdish-led areas of northern and eastern Syria has been thrown into doubt by President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US troops who...
Iraq Hints at Bigger Role In Syria After US Withdrawal
Iraq's prime minister said on Sunday that top security officials from Baghdad had met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, and hinted at a bigger...
