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President Trump ordered the first segment of American troops to leave an area near the Turkish border after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he planned to invade and later announced that all 1,000 U.S. special operations forces inside Syria would be coming home. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump’s pro-military base backs Syria decision

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Ryan McCarthy, at the time nominated to be Secretary of the Army, speaks during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Ryan McCarthy, Army secretary, warns troops bashing Trump Syria withdrawal

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump stands during a ceremony to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Attorney General Edwin Meese, in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. troops to stay in Middle East, prevent ISIS resurgence, Donald Trump says

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Syrians walk at the border crossing between Iraq and Syria in Semelka, northeast Syria, Monday Oct. 14, 2019. The border crossing between Iraq and Syria's Kurdish-held northeastern Syria was dreary on Monday. The truck lane of the usually bustling commercial gateway was empty_ only a single pick-up stood in the parking lot with sheep in the flatbed. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Foreigners exit northeastern Syria fearing government reach

By ANDREA ROSA and HUSSEIN MALLA - Associated Press

Turkish army personnel carriers are parked on a road towards the border of Syria in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Syrian troops entered several northern towns and villages Monday, getting close to the Turkish border as Turkey's army and opposition forces backed by Ankara marched south in the same direction, raising concerns of a clash between the two sides as Turkey's invasion of northern Syria entered its sixth day. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkey says it is acting in self-defense in Syria

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Incoming European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Convention Center in Luxembourg, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Some European Union nations are looking to extend moves against Turkey by getting more nations to ban arms exports to Ankara to protest the offensive in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU nations commit to arms export ban against Turkey

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters celebrate in Akcakale, in Sanliurfa province advance, after entering over the border from Tal Abyad, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. State-run Anadolu news agency reported Tal Abyad had fallen to a Turkish military offensive on Sunday. (AP Photo/Cavit Ozgul)

The Latest: Syria’s military moves near Turkish border

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In this Aug. 28, 2019, file photo, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks to reporters during a briefing at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) **FILE**

US pulling out of northern Syria; full withdrawal possible

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Donald Trump appeals to evangelicals at Values Voter Summit

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

People standing on a rooftop in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, at the border with Syria, watch as in the background smoke billows from fires caused by Turkish bombardment in Tal Abyad, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Turkey's official Anadolu news agency says Turkey-backed Syrian forces have advanced into the center of a Syrian border town, Tal Abyad, on the fifth day of the Turkey's military offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Kurds eye Syria, Russia alliance as Turkey military advances

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 photo, Turkey-backed Syrian fighters enter Ras al-Yan, Syria.Turkey's military says it has captured a key Syrian border town Ras al-Ayn under heavy bombardment in its most significant gain as its offensive against Kurdish fighters presses into its fourth day. (AP Photo)

The Latest: Australia says Turkey to blame for IS escapes

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President Donald Trump, joined by from left, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, speaks to media during a briefing with senior military leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Mark Esper: Donald Trump authorizes ‘deliberate withdrawal’ of all U.S. forces from northern Syria

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters evacuate an injured fellow combatant in Tel Abyad, Syria, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (Aref Tammawi/DHA via AP)

Syria’s Kurds look to Assad for protection after US pullout

By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

A Turkish police armored vehicle patrols the town of Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, at the border with Syria, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. The towns along Turkey's border with northeastern Syria have been on high alert after dozens of mortars fired from Kurdish-held Syria landed, killing several civilians. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

The Latest: Turkey says troops captured Syrian border town

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President Donald Trump speaks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump says he’s an ‘island of one’ on Syria

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, the town of Tel Abyad can be seen inside Syria, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkish forces capture center of key Syrian border town

By Mehmet Guzel - Associated Press

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, left, welcomes NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg before a meeting in Istanbul, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (Turkish Foreign Ministry via AP, Pool)

The Latest: US Syria outpost vacated after coming under fire

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In this Oct. 10, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Target Center in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump authorizes potential sanctions on Turkey, citing humanitarian issues

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 31, 2019, file, photo, women queue for aid supplies at al-Hol camp, home to Islamic State-affiliated families near Hasakeh, Syria. As Turkish troops invade northern Syria and the U.S. abandons its Kurdish allies, there are renewed fears of a prison break in the camp that could give new life to the extremist group. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are mobilizing to stop the Turkish invasion and say they may not be able to spare enough forces to secure al-Hol, home to tens of thousands of IS-linked women and their children. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Turkish invasion raises fears of Islamic State prison break

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, participates in a briefing with President Donald Trump and senior military leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Top U.S. general warns Turkey: ‘We retain the right of self-defense’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times