Critics condemned President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northeastern Syria as an abandonment of U.S. commitments that could further destabilize a volatile region.
William CummingsWASHINGTON – Critics condemned President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northeastern Syria as an abandonment of U.S. commitments that could further destabilize a volatile region.
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces – which dismantled its fortifications in the border region as part of an agreement meant to assuage Turkey's security concerns – blasted the U.S. move, saying the SDF had honored its commitments but its American allies"did not fulfill their obligations.
Brett McGurk – who served as Trump's envoy to a global coalition fighting the Islamic State before resigning in 2018 over a disagreement on pulling U.S. forces from Syria – said Turkey"has neither the intent, desire, nor capacity to manage" the massive al-Hol camp, which the inspectors general for the State Department and the Pentagon"warn is the nucleus for a resurgent ISIS.
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