American withdrawal from Syria begins
US forces begin pulling out of Syria, in accordance with President Trump's orders to end US deployment in war-torn country.
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US forces begin pulling out of Syria, in accordance with President Trump's orders to end US deployment in war-torn country.

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US President says Israel knows how to defend itself very well and so it will be fine even after the US withdrawal from Syria.

US foreign policy survey: Mattis out, Syria troops ordered out, Afghanistan in flux.

Trump defends his decision to withdraw US troops from Syria during an unannounced visit to Iraq.

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Just hours after Netanyahu dubbed Erdogan 'anti-Semitic dictator, President Trump says Turkish leader the right man for the job in Syria.

French President reacts to Trump decision on Syria, says "an ally must be reliable".

According to CNN report, Trump and Erdogan discussed US withdrawal from Syria before Trump announced the move.

If US forces leave Syria, Russia and Iran will fill the vacuum.

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Chief of Staff Eizenkot in first reference to Trump decision to withdraw forces from Syria: 'IDF acts independently.'

Brett McGurk submits resignation following Trump's decision to pull US forces out of Syria.

US President: 'When I became President, ISIS was going wild. Now ISIS is largely defeated.'

US President defends decision to withdraw troops from Syria amid reports he made the decision hastily.

How will the withdrawal of US troops from Syria affect the region, particularly Israel?

Officials say US military has been ordered to begin planning to withdraw about half the troops in Afghanistan.

Trump announces that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will retire at the end of February.

President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu discuss future cooperation between Israel, US against Iran as US prepares to withdraw from Syria.

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