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  1. 42 minutes ago

    As the US pullout in Syria cedes territory/bases to Russian & Russian-backed regime forces, talks Syria w/ his Russian counterpart

    On October 15, a telephone conversation between Russian Defence Minister, Army General and the Secretary of Defence took place
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    8 hours ago

    If President Trump withdraws all our forces from Syria he will pave the way for ISIS reemergence, abandon a valuable ally in the Kurds, and make Iran the biggest winner.

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    2 hours ago

    "Few Turks have opposed the offensive or expressed any sympathy with its victims. Those who do so risk ending up behind bars. In the past week at least 121 people have been detained on terrorist charges for social-media posts critical of the invasion."

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    8 hours ago

    I asked House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith just now what he expects from this meeting with Trump. Smith said he's not sure. "He kind of already set the house on fire and now he's asking us how we should remodel."

    NEW - “The White House has invited bipartisan, bicameral leadership to a meeting with Trump on Wednesday at 3 pm... The topic is Turkey.” Per Hill sources
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  5. 9 hours ago

    “The withdrawal of US forces from northern Syria represents a betrayal of a key US partner in the campaign against ISIS. It undermines the SDF & the stability & security they promote for millions of people still recovering from the terror inflicted by ISIS,” the chairs wrote

    The letter says: "We implore both of you, as our nation’s top diplomatic and military officials, to bring to bear all of the authority and gravitas of your positions to convince President Trump to immediately reverse course. Every hour counts..."
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  6. 9 hours ago

    The letter says: "We implore both of you, as our nation’s top diplomatic and military officials, to bring to bear all of the authority and gravitas of your positions to convince President Trump to immediately reverse course. Every hour counts..."

    The chairs of the House Oversight, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs Committees write a letter to & slamming the Trump Administration's decision to pull troops form northern Syria:
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  7. 9 hours ago

    The chairs of the House Oversight, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs Committees write a letter to & slamming the Trump Administration's decision to pull troops form northern Syria:

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    9 hours ago

    Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu held a discussion with his 🇺🇸 counterpart Mark on Tuesday, 🇷🇺 said in a statement. The officials discussed a number of issues of mutual interest in the context of the situation in 🇸🇾 ✅

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  9. 9 hours ago

    Another US defense official came back to clarify the Senior official's comments, saying that while the waiver will allow arms sales to continue amid the sanctions, the official said that the US has not made a final determination about the future of arms sales to Turkey

    Senior defense official: "The understanding is that the Treasury Department will if it hasn't already issue a general waiver that will allow ongoing official activities to continue and the intention is for that to cover military sales and other items as well"
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  10. 9 hours ago

    Asked what impact the sanctions on the ministry will have given the expansiveness of the waiver, the official said "There's things that the ministry purchases that they need that they don't purchase from us that they might need, that might touch the US financial system."

    Senior defense official: "The understanding is that the Treasury Department will if it hasn't already issue a general waiver that will allow ongoing official activities to continue and the intention is for that to cover military sales and other items as well"
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  11. 9 hours ago

    . Sen. McConnell: "Turkey’s escalation of hostilities with the Syrian Kurdish partners who have helped the United States fight terrorism is completely unacceptable. This violence needs to end."

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    9 hours ago

    Invoked, 84-7: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #422 Barbara Barrett to be Secretary of the Air Force

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  13. 9 hours ago

    "We want to figure out how we can continue working w/ the SDF...We continue to talk at a very senior level w/ them & they have a very strong robust relationship w/ the US military that has been built over years of fighting shoulder to shoulder &we think that we can preserve that"

    The Senior Defense Official says the US military wants to continue working with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the fight against ISIS: "We will be looking to see what kind of support we can continue to provide the SDF even though we don't have forces in the north."
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  14. 9 hours ago

    The Senior Defense Official says the US military wants to continue working with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the fight against ISIS: "We will be looking to see what kind of support we can continue to provide the SDF even though we don't have forces in the north."

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  15. 9 hours ago

    Senior defense official: "The understanding is that the Treasury Department will if it hasn't already issue a general waiver that will allow ongoing official activities to continue and the intention is for that to cover military sales and other items as well"

    Note this as WH and GOP tout Turkey sanctions: “US arms sales to Turkey likely to continue despite Syria sanctions” - reporting
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    10 hours ago

    Graham confirms that Turkey is attacking areas around Kobani

    If Turkey continues to move and take Kurdish areas around Kobani, I will take this as a breach of President Erdogan’s promise and a major escalation.
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    10 hours ago

    Senior defense official on Turkish-supported opposition: "The Turks have committed to us that they will have control over those forces but it is a continued concern especially once you unleash a force like that what can continue to evolve over time as the violence continues."

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    12 hours ago

    US forces at a base West of Ain Issa approached by Turkish-backed forces, very close, causing them to call in a show of force of air support. Official said my characterisation of force as “a bunch of former ISIS trying to chase them out of town” is accurate.

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    12 hours ago

    This was entirely predictable. The US moves out. The Russians move in. So much for strategic competition with Moscow.

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    12 hours ago

    Trump says at Stanley Cup event that VP Pence, Sec. of State Pompeo will head tomorrow to Turkey on their mission to broker a ceasefire

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