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Macron criticized Trump for his abrupt Syria withdrawal, saying 'an ally...
French President Emmanuel Macron slammed US President Donald Trump over his decision to withdraw from Syria and suggested he was mistreating his allies."To be allies is to fight shoulder to shoulder,"...
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The Marine Corps commandant says he has 'no idea' about details of troop...
The Commandant of the Marine Corps says he has “no idea” on whether or when troops will be withdrawing from Afghanistan or Syria, according to The Wall Street Journal.While visiting his troops in...
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Jim Mattis' brother says he had 'no anger' about being forced out by Trump
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned this month, reportedly in response to the decision to withdraw from Syria.President Donald Trump initially heralded Mattis, saying he would leave at the end of...
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Trump says he has 'no plans at all' to withdraw US troops from Iraq during...
President Donald Trump made a surprise trip to visit US troops in Iraq on Wednesday.While there he said he has "no plans at all" to withdraw troops from the country.Last week, he abruptly announced he...
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Trump says 'the generals' asked for more time in Syria, but he said 'Nope'...
President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to US troops in Iraq on the day after Christmas.It was Trump's first visit with US troops in a combat zone since taking office.While on the ground,...
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US military says it's responsible for killing 1,139 civilians in its fight...
The US military says it is responsible for inadvertently killing 1,139 civilians in its fight against ISIS since August 2014, but many argue they're underestimating.The report also states that 12 were...
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Lindsey Graham suggests Trump may have changed his mind on pulling troops out...
Senator Lindsey Graham may have changed President Trump's mind about pulling troops out of Syria. "I think the president's going to finish the job when it comes to ISIS," Graham told reporters after...
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Trump bashes 'failed Generals' in a barrage of tweets on New Year's Eve
President Donald Trump fired off a series of tweets on Monday morning lambasting critics.He appeared to be responding to criticism of his decision to withdraw US troops from Syria.Trump has backed away...
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10 global conflicts and tensions to watch in 2019
As the West’s influence declines, accelerated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s contempt for traditional allies and Europe’s struggles with Brexit and nativism, leaders across the world are probing and...
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Trump rants about the government shutdown, stock-market 'glitches,' Tom...
President Donald Trump held a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.He spoke with the press for roughly an hour and a half.Trump discussed the government shutdown, the border wall, incoming Sen. Mitt Romney,...
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The next wave of global terrorists is just as menacing as ISIS but isn't from...
For decades, US officials have focused on attacks launched by Middle Easteners. Today, however, the real threat comes from former Soviet states and Russia. In recent years Middle Eastern jihadis have...
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Trump claimed ISIS was defeated just as the US military was ramping up its...
The president claimed on Dec. 19 that ISIS has been defeated as a justification to pull-out of Syria.The latest military airstrike data appears to contradict Trump's claims, which he later walked back,...
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Another top Pentagon official just resigned
Department of Defense chief of staff Rear Adm. Kevin Sweeney resigned on Saturday, following other high-profile Pentagon departures.Sweeney said a statement that he "decided the time is right to return...
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Trump's plan to get out of Syria is collapsing already
President Donald Trump said on December 19 that the terrorist group ISIS was defeated in Syria and that US troops would therefore leave.The situation is much more complicated.The US wants Turkey to...
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The problem with America's Syria policy isn't Trump. It's Syria.
Trump's call to pull out of Syria and then wavering on his decision is not unique — Obama occassionally sounded and acted just as confused about Syria. This is because, for Washington, the Syrian civil...
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I've studied the Middle East for 30 years, and it's not possible to compare...
Pundits and politicians are having a field day comparing Trump's Middle East policy to that of Barack Obama.While both presidents have advocated decreasing America's footprint in the region, their...
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Pompeo offers blistering rebuke of Obama’s foreign policy in Cairo speech:...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday delivered a speech in Cairo, Egypt, in which he laid out the Trump administration's roadmap for the Middle East and ripped into former President Barack Obama....
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The US has officially started withdrawing troops from war-torn Syria
The US has started the process of "our deliberate withdrawal from Syria," a Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman revealed Friday.The withdrawal began Thursday night, according to the Syrian Observatory...
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The US has started pulling out of Syria after a week of chaotic, confusing...
The US has started withdrawing troops from Syria, the Department of Defense said Friday.The US-led coalition against the Islamic State has "begun the process of our deliberate withdrawal from Syria," a...
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White House's shock request for strike options on Iran suggests an extremely...
President Donald Trump's National Security Advisor John Bolton reportedly asked for the Pentagon to provide military options for striking Iran.The Pentagon regularly prepares all kinds of military...
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