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Italy to remove its air-defense assets from Turkey by year’s end
Officials said the departure had already been planned and had nothing to do with Turkey's offensive in Northern Syria, which was widely criticized in Europe.
By Tom Kington
Withdrawing troops from northern Syria could ‘not come at a worse time,’ Votel says
Withdrawing U.S. troops from northern Syria jeopardizes American credibility among allies and could unravel progress already made to quash the Islamic State, according to retired Gen. Joseph Votel.
By Diana Stancy
Kurds mobilize in Syria as Turkey poised for imminent attack
Syrian Kurdish forces who are allied with the United States issued a "general mobilization" call on Wednesday in northeastern Syria, along the border with Turkey, as Ankara threatened an imminent invasion of the area.
A bipartisan report calls for the US to halt its withdrawal from Syria
Absent U.S. assistance in the region, America risks handing the reins of the country’s future to a resurgent ISIS, al-Qaida offshoots and the maligned interests of Iran, Russia and other actors in the region.
By Shawn Snow
Turkey threatens retaliation if new bill stops F-35 sale
Tension between the U.S. and Turkey over Ankara's plans to buy a Russian-made S-400 air defense system have yielded legislation to bar the sale of F-35 fighter jets.
By Joe Gould