President Donald Trump's sudden decision to pull back U.S. forces in Syria ahead of a possible Turkish assault on U.S. partners on the ground in the war-torn country's northeast has sparked a fierce backlash. The move has been condemned by Republican and Democratic lawmakers, with U.S. officials
President Donald Trump's sudden decision to pull back U.S. forces in Syria ahead of a possible Turkish assault on U.S. partners on the ground in the war-torn country's northeast has sparked a fierce backlash.
"Everyone in the military from the youngest Green Beret in Syria to the secretary of defense is opposed to withdrawing our forces," the senior official said."I don't think anyone advised this." That was interpreted as a green light for Turkey to move forward with its offensive. Ebdi told ABC News that the U.S."abandoned us in the middle of struggle against ISIS" and warned a Turkish offensive is going to lead to ethnic cleansing and change the demographic in the area. This is what the Turks are looking to do, he added.
They said the move affected two"very small" attachments of U.S. troops, about two dozen in total. That number could be much higher, however, as Ebdi said it was about 150 American troops in total. The U.S. is also not withdrawing those forces from Syria, just pulling them back for now. Story continuesBut the U.S. will not use military force to stop an assault, the official said, even after senior U.S. officials have said they want to make sure the Turks don't"slaughter" the Kurds.
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