Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is defending the Trump administration's withdrawal of military support for Kurdish forces in Syria, just as Turkey invaded the northern part of the country to push out Kurdish militias.
President Donald Trump late Sunday announced a withdrawal of U.S. forces in northeastern Syria after a phone call with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey, effectively exposing the U.S.-allied Kurds to Turkish and ISIS aggression. Turkey launched airstrikes on northeastern Syria on Wednesday, prompting condemnation from European governments and both parties in Congress.
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