Trump's Retreat From Syria Is Already Changing the Mideast for Worse. Israel Should Beware
President's move is affecting the entire region's strategic picture
Breaking:
- Man arrested after four wounded in stabbings at Manchester mall (Reuters)
- Death toll from Typhoon Hagibis rises to 66 in Japan (DPA)
- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence 'dispatched' to Mideast after Turkish invasion of Syria (AP)
- U.S. troops leaving Syria to stay in Middle East (AP)
- Trump says he will soon sanction current and former Turkish officials (AP)
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