NEW: House votes 354-60 to condemn Trump's withdrawal of American forces from northern Syria
1 / 3TrumpPresident Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Washington. WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and Syria :The House has overwhelmingly voted its bipartisan condemnation of President Donald Trump's withdrawal of American forces from northern Syria.
Republicans called the troop withdrawal"disastrous" and a"catastrophe." Democrats criticized Trump directly, with Rep. Seth Moulton saying Trump"has taken the side of dictators and butchers."President Donald Trump says members of the Islamic State group who were being held in prisons by Kurdish fighters in Syria have been deliberately released in an effort to make him look bad.
These officials aren't authorized to public discuss ongoing operations in Syria and are speaking on condition of anonymity.President Donald Trump says things are"very nicely under control" in northern Syria where Turkish forces are fighting Syrian Kurds who were aligned with the U.S. against the Islamic State group.
Trump is defending his decision to pull U.S. forces out of the Syrian border region where brutal fighting continues. Graham says Trump's decision"is against all sound military advice." Graham says he hopes Trump"will reconsider, stop the bloodshed and reset the table before it's too late."
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