All of the nearly 1,000 U.S. troops withdrawing from northern Syria will head to western Iraq to continue the campaign against Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said late Saturday.
that it was closely monitoring the Kurdish retreat, claiming there"are absolutely no impediments to withdrawal."
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said Saturday that Turkey was in violation of the cease-fire and was not allowing the opening of a safe corridor to evacuate the wounded and civilians.A top Kurdish general told NBC News he fears the Turkish campaign in Syria will result in “ethnic cleansing.”Gen. Mazloum Kobani, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, said that the U.S. bears full responsibility for what is happening.
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