The US is withdrawing its troops from northeastern Syria, a move seen by its Kurdish allies as a betrayal DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/GETTY IMAGESPresident Trump has given the green light to a Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria, saying that he is withdrawing US troops from border areas. He added that the United States was abandoning control of tens of thousands of Islamic State prisoners in a major shift in policy which puts him at odds with his generals, diplomats and security establishment. The White House issued a statement overnight saying that Turkey would “soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria”. It added: “The United States Armed Forces will not support or be involved in the operation, and United States forces, having defeated the Isis territorial ‘Caliphate’, will no longer be in the immediate area.”The decision was immediately condemned in Washington. America’s Kurdish allies,…

Source: The Times October 07, 2019 07:52 UTC