As President Trump claims victory in the Turkish-Russian takeover of northern Syria, members of his government are traveling the globe in an attempt to control the damage and reassure spooked allies about U.S. intentions. The actions have been greeted with vigorous bipartisan condemnation, primarily because the Syrian Kurds, who were instrumental in defeating Islamic State militants in the region, were abandoned. He met with highly skeptical Iraqi Kurds, who, despite their differences with Syrian Kurds, watched with alarm at what they saw as the U.S. betrayal of allies. There is no promise beyond that.”Yawar suggested the fight against a resurging Islamic State will be most compromised. Thousands of militants from Islamic State were in prisons in northeastern Syria, and many escaped when U.S. troops began withdrawing.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 24, 2019 22:18 UTC