By AFPMore by this AuthorWASHINGTON,Defence Secretary Jim Mattis resigned Thursday, leading a chorus of protests at home and abroad after President Donald Trump who ordered a complete troop pullout from Syria and a significant withdrawal from Afghanistan. US President Donald Trump (2nd-left) and US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (2nd-right) attend the annual Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 8, 2018. US President Donald Trump (2nd-left) and US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (2nd-right) attend the annual Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 8, 2018. Mustefa Bali, a spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces, said the fighters would keep up the battle against Islamic State -- but that all bets were off if Turkey attacks. The Islamic State movement has claimed credit for a slew of bloody attacks around the world, including the 2015 coordinated assault on Paris, and experts estimate that thousands of sympathisers remain.

Source: Daily Nation December 21, 2018 04:18 UTC