The Kurds of northern Syria lost faith in the U.S. following President Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from the region. Nishti Murad, a school teacher […]
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The Kurds: Did America Betray An Ally? (Part 1) | MSNBC
Together with U.S. forces, the Kurds of northern Syria successfully defeated ISIS. They were on their way to establishing a homeland, until that fateful October […]
Continue readingThe Kurds: Fleeing The Violence (Part 2) | MSNBC
NBC's chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel travels to the frontlines, to see firsthand the consequences of President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern […]
Continue readingTrump’s Syria Pullout Nearly Disrupted Mission: NYT | Morning Joe | MSNBC
The president's abrupt decision to pull U.S. forces from northern Syria forced the Pentagon to press ahead with a risky night operation that killed the […]
Continue readingUS Troops Have New Mission Of Securing Oil In Syria | Morning Joe | MSNBC
A convoy of U.S. military vehicles has crossed the border from Iraq and made its way across northeastern Syria in an effort to prevent oil […]
Continue readingSen. Chris Coons: Trump disrespected Pelosi by not informing her of al-Baghdadi raid
Democratic Sen. Chris Coons criticized President Donald Trump for leaving top Democratic leaders, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in the dark about the US military […]
Continue readingKurds And Turks Fighting In Safe Zone Despite Ceasefire | Velshi & Ruhle | MSNBC
There is ongoing fighting within the “safe zone” along the Turkish and Syrian border in an area that remains a stronghold of the Syrian Democratic […]
Continue readingSamantha Power On President Donald Trump, Russia, And Bill Taylor | The Last Word | MSNBC
Lawrence O’Donnell speaks with Samantha Power, who served as Ambassador to the United Nations in the Obama administration about the latest in Syria, Bill Taylor’s […]
Continue readingPanetta Calls Trump’s Syria Pullout The ‘Most Disastrous Foreign Policy Blunder’ | Hardball | MSNBC
On Trump’s Syria pullout, Leon Panetta says "This is the most disastrous foreign policy blunder I've seen a President of the United States make and […]
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