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President Trump’s Plan to Abandonment of US Troop from Syria
Trump’s Troop withdrawal plan shock the collaborator between US and Syria
Mr. Trump made the announcement on Wednesday which creates the controversy between the two allies.
President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw all US troops from Syria has been met with heavy criticism.
US troops have helped rid much of Syria's north-east of the jihadist group, but pockets of fighters remain. The decision would mean ceding influence in the region to Russia and Iran.
"An American withdrawal at this time would be a big win for ISIS, Iran, Bashar al-Assad of Syria, and Russia".
But major collaborator, including senior Republicans and foreign powers, have contended the claim and say the move could lead to a revitalization of IS.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who is one of Mr. Trump's supporters, called the withdrawal decision a "huge mistake".
Senator Graham, who sits on the armed services committee, warned that the withdrawal would have "devastating consequences" both in Syria and beyond.
And the UK government pushed back on the president's assurance that IS had now been defeated.
Meanwhile, the UK government distanced itself from President Trump's assertion that IS had now been defeated.
President Trump, who has long promised to pull American troops out of Syria, said that it was time to bring them home after their "historic victories".
Israel said it had been told the US had "other ways to have influence in the area" but would "study the timeline of the withdrawal, how it will be done and of course the implications for us".
Striking a different tone, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the US decision could result in "genuine, real prospects for a political settlement" in Syria.
US allies concerned:
Most powerful allies of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, Russia and Iran, are pleased by the decision. They hope it will mean they can increase their power in Syria and beyond.
The British government is stopping and condemning President Trump's decision to pull US forces out of Syria.
The IS remains a threat despite how important decision you take. In Syria, Kurdish forces fighting IS feel abandoned, just as Turkey is vowing to step up attacks against the Kurds.
Some 2,000 US troops have largely been stationed in the Kurdish region in northern Syria.
A partnership with an alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, is credited with playing a major role in the virtual elimination of IS after it overran large swathes of Syria four years ago.
A recent US report said there were still as many as 14,000 IS militants in Syria and even more in neighboring Iraq – and there is a fear they will shift to guerrilla tactics in an attempt to rebuild their network.
