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the syria study group. the group's co-chairs testified on the findings of the republican and how they can be applied to the current situation with syria and turkey. and turkey. this hearing will come to order and we welcome everyone. the subcommittee testimony on the findings and recommendations in the study group's final report. given the timing of the hearing we will have the opportunity to discuss the ramifications of the policy changes in syria and a study group recommendations to still address the challenges that are. for the purpose of an opening statement. >> thank you very much for testifying today and for your work and the final report of the study group. your report as a thoughtful review of the conflict and provides pragmatic recommendations for how policymakers can protect u.s. interests and destabilize syria. now it is well known president trump does not like to read but i wish that he had skimmed over the executive summary before the recent phone call with the turkish president. your assessmen
the syria study group. the group's co-chairs testified on the findings of the republican and how they can be applied to the current situation with syria and turkey. and turkey. this hearing will come to order and we welcome everyone. the subcommittee testimony on the findings and recommendations in the study group's final report. given the timing of the hearing we will have the opportunity to discuss the ramifications of the policy changes in syria and a study group recommendations to still...
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steps taken by president to one for the sake of syria and for keeping the unity of syria so let's look at exactly where this is all happening now turkish forces are launching attacks against the town a foot off the line troops have also gathered near the turkish border town of charlie it's thought they'll cross into the town of tal to which u.s. troops recently evacuated that town those in territory held by the s.d.f. kurdish led forces turkey are ready has a presence in syria holding a number of observation points those however are northwestern syria an area mainly controlled by turkish and rebel forces let's bring in said in kosovo he's joining us from istanbul what more are we hearing from officials about this operation. they're in this operation on for the today at 4 pm local time which is 13 g.m.t. time someone according to. sources underground turkish military started shelling and bombing in the areas of wrestling on and tell of be at. the tactical aim to start with arista ion and tell about is to divide a long corridor or a look along solid base of. idea or a y p g entity accord
steps taken by president to one for the sake of syria and for keeping the unity of syria so let's look at exactly where this is all happening now turkish forces are launching attacks against the town a foot off the line troops have also gathered near the turkish border town of charlie it's thought they'll cross into the town of tal to which u.s. troops recently evacuated that town those in territory held by the s.d.f. kurdish led forces turkey are ready has a presence in syria holding a number...
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in syria. i think we will need to see a diplomatic push to hold our anti-isis and anti-asad coalition together maintaining the policy of withholding economic reconstruction and imposing sanctions and diplomatically isolating the regime. many of our allies may be inclined to peel off of the coalition. in closing our report warned that this was not a conflict that was over, that it remained dynamic and dangerous. recent events have borne that out. it is important we stop relinquishing leverage and using the leverage. my fear is we are not going to see a end to the endless war as a result of recent decisions. we will find american forces helping keep the peace and stability and what will really contribute to endless conflict is deterioration of american credibility in the region. >> thank you. and now i will begin the questioning, the 5-minute rule, i will begin by following mister wilson. i want to start with where you left off talking about american leverage. you laid out five areas. i want to a
in syria. i think we will need to see a diplomatic push to hold our anti-isis and anti-asad coalition together maintaining the policy of withholding economic reconstruction and imposing sanctions and diplomatically isolating the regime. many of our allies may be inclined to peel off of the coalition. in closing our report warned that this was not a conflict that was over, that it remained dynamic and dangerous. recent events have borne that out. it is important we stop relinquishing leverage...
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you look at syria, syria hates isis. we are over there killing isis. don't forget, we are 7,000 miles away. so we are killing isis, we are 7,000 miles away. russia is much closer. iran is right there. turkey is right there. they all hate isis. turkey, a little bit less so. the others, very much. they had a plane broke up by isis pray they want nothing to do with isis paired russia is tough. they can kill isis just as well, and they happen to be in the neighborhood. all i'm saying is this -- i'm not going to lose potentially thousands and tens of thousands of american soldiers fighting a war between turkey and syria. syria is not our friend. assad is not our friend. that's the way it goes. please ask a question. >> reporter: you said you withdrew 28 troops. >> president trump: they say it was 28. we thought it was 50, but it was 26 to 28 troops. all accounted for, nobody injured. nobody entered, nobody missing. it's really nice. report might look what happened since those troops have withdrawn and since you had that conversation with president erdogan.
you look at syria, syria hates isis. we are over there killing isis. don't forget, we are 7,000 miles away. so we are killing isis, we are 7,000 miles away. russia is much closer. iran is right there. turkey is right there. they all hate isis. turkey, a little bit less so. the others, very much. they had a plane broke up by isis pray they want nothing to do with isis paired russia is tough. they can kill isis just as well, and they happen to be in the neighborhood. all i'm saying is this -- i'm...
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status of syria. to say that the president of the united states is responsible for this is simply a political statement that isn't true. you can dislike the commander in chief, you can dislike the calls that he makes. but this is a war that's been going on for two centuries. it was going to happen. the fact that erdogan had amassed 30,000 troops on the border was a clear indication that it was going to go forward. we had about 028 troops between the two standing armies and admittedly the president of the united states pulled those 28 troops out of harm's way. in any event, you can argue about what got us here, what the triggering factor was, whether it was or wasn't going to happen anyway, but what you can't argue about is what the situation is today. there isn't anyone in this body that would disagree that this is a very serious situation. turkey is alone on this, by the way, with the possible exception of the qataris, they are alone on this. the world has been watching this, condemning it what turke
status of syria. to say that the president of the united states is responsible for this is simply a political statement that isn't true. you can dislike the commander in chief, you can dislike the calls that he makes. but this is a war that's been going on for two centuries. it was going to happen. the fact that erdogan had amassed 30,000 troops on the border was a clear indication that it was going to go forward. we had about 028 troops between the two standing armies and admittedly the...
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-syria policy. at 5:00 p.m., c-span's campaign 2020 coverage continues with joe biden holding an event in davenport, iowa. >> next, wilbur ross on the administration's trade policy agenda. following his remarks, a panel talked further on trade policy and tariffs. this is an hour and 20 minutes. panel discussed the administration's approach to trade and terror. the federalist society hosted this hour and 20 minute event. [inaudible background conversations] good afternoon. good afternoon and welcome. i'm dean writer vice president and general Ãbthank you for being here. any special welcome to the folks join
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syria still matters. making this case is not something that our group took for granted. especially at a time of heightened public debate about the u.s. role in the world and what we should invest to achieve u.s. objectives. the group was unanimous in its conclusion that what happens in syria does not stay in syria. the united states contained leverage to influence an outcome that protects u.s. interests. they have enormous implications for the conflict in syria and for u.s. interests. we will discuss the study gro group's specific assessments and recommendations, but needless to say, syria still matters. the fundamental drivers of c conflict and i violence in syria are unchanged today. notably, there's bipartisan acknowledgment of these points here in congress. the conflict in syria was regulated to the margins of public attention before last week. now it is front and center of international headlines and has captured domestic attention. as the executive and legislative branches of the u.s. government wor
syria still matters. making this case is not something that our group took for granted. especially at a time of heightened public debate about the u.s. role in the world and what we should invest to achieve u.s. objectives. the group was unanimous in its conclusion that what happens in syria does not stay in syria. the united states contained leverage to influence an outcome that protects u.s. interests. they have enormous implications for the conflict in syria and for u.s. interests. we will...
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from syria, they want to disengage from syria. they regard the sicilian that the syrian refugee problem is a very important issue. they think turkey has had lots of negative impact from the syrian policy pursued so far. all right, let's go to our first pursued so far. all right, let's go to ourfirst question pursued so far. all right, let's go to our first question here. pursued so far. all right, let's go to ourfirst question here. it pursued so far. all right, let's go to our first question here. it is from humeda elith karatash. hello. my question is, even though most countries accept that turkey is powerful in the region, why do these solutions that turkey offers often get ignored? like what they are proposing about syria? hussein, i think that is one for you. actually, i think that no other external force in syria has a solution. if you ask me about, what is the end goal for american involvement in eastern syria, northern syria, i have no answer. if you ask the same thing for russia, i don't know. but if you ask for turkey, t
from syria, they want to disengage from syria. they regard the sicilian that the syrian refugee problem is a very important issue. they think turkey has had lots of negative impact from the syrian policy pursued so far. all right, let's go to our first pursued so far. all right, let's go to ourfirst question pursued so far. all right, let's go to our first question here. pursued so far. all right, let's go to ourfirst question here. it pursued so far. all right, let's go to our first question...
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agreed to a five-day ceasefire in syria to let the kurds withdraw from a stretch of land between syria and turkey. vice president pence made the announcement in turkey after a four-hour meeting with turkish president erdogan. vice president pence: one week ago, turkish forces crossed into syria. earlier this week, president trump took decisive action to call on turkish forces to stand down, to end the violence, to agree to negotiations. and today, i'm proud to report, thanks to the strong leadership of president donald trump and the strong relationship between president erdogan and turkey and the united states of america, that today, the united states and turkey have agreed to a ceasefire in syria. the turkish side will pause operation peace spring in order to allow for the withdrawal of y.p.g. forces from the safe zone for 120 hours. all military operations under operation peace spring will be paused and operation peace spring will be halted entirely on completion of the withdrawal. our administration has already been in contact with syrian defense forces and we have already begun to
agreed to a five-day ceasefire in syria to let the kurds withdraw from a stretch of land between syria and turkey. vice president pence made the announcement in turkey after a four-hour meeting with turkish president erdogan. vice president pence: one week ago, turkish forces crossed into syria. earlier this week, president trump took decisive action to call on turkish forces to stand down, to end the violence, to agree to negotiations. and today, i'm proud to report, thanks to the strong...
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the better for syria and the region. talking syria i'm joined by my guess omar well coffin u.k. he is founder and director of the grossest a think tank in britain that focuses on syria and the middle east in beirut we have more awesome and she is an academic and journalist and in dublin we cross the mike he is coeditor of b s news dot info right in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it let's go to beirut 1st you know i read the reactions very closely to try for a partial withdrawal i mean he tried it before and he failed and now he's done it again in lieu of the another illegal and the invasion of syria this time by turkey i mean i was just aghast on that characterization of what's going on in syria right now and western audiences have been given so much to assume from ation and false narratives it's very difficult for them to even understand what's going on except for war must go on endless war and i've been a critic of donald trump for many things but this is the right decision i
the better for syria and the region. talking syria i'm joined by my guess omar well coffin u.k. he is founder and director of the grossest a think tank in britain that focuses on syria and the middle east in beirut we have more awesome and she is an academic and journalist and in dublin we cross the mike he is coeditor of b s news dot info right in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it let's go to beirut 1st you know i read the reactions very closely to...
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and for keeping the unity of syria and. turkey as president receive type says the aim of the offensive is to eliminate what he calls a terror a corridor all along turkey's southern border. he also wants to establish a safe zone inside territory carli held by the kurdish late syrian democratic forces where 2000000 refugees currently hosted in turkey can be settled. the s.d.f. says the offensive has caused widespread panic evacuations that will trigger a new humanitarian crisis and i know the bad i think we saw 2 tanks in front of our village so we left fearing that out children might get hurt following the shelling of the village most residents have left but some young men have stayed. the kurds have been key players in the fight against isis in syria the s.d.f. of appeal to the united states and its allies to establish a no fly zone to protect it from turkish attacks that's not done at the key i mean can i do you know jim identified that on the tip. to attack the united for the mass to me to die i should say it is trying to
and for keeping the unity of syria and. turkey as president receive type says the aim of the offensive is to eliminate what he calls a terror a corridor all along turkey's southern border. he also wants to establish a safe zone inside territory carli held by the kurdish late syrian democratic forces where 2000000 refugees currently hosted in turkey can be settled. the s.d.f. says the offensive has caused widespread panic evacuations that will trigger a new humanitarian crisis and i know the bad...
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syria should be free from unlawful foreign presence the long term stability of syria can only observing the sovereignty and unity in this country mr putin and i concluded the historic agreement to fight terrorism insurance serious to restore integrity and political unity and return refugees these talks were very tough and you have to remember the turkey initiated the meeting with putin after they launched an offensive against the kurdish forces that and crises as terrorists at the turkish syrian border the operation known as peace and gird actually many or maybe even too many including damascus moscow washington mr the gun came to me in sort of showing he lost his patients and he is ready to continue the military operation in syria's north and basically he was threatening at the same time asking a lot including i guess a total control of a so-called safe zone along the turkish border east of the euphrates 30 kilometers deep into syria russia has the massacres of major l. i could not allow this to happen and russia's logic always has been that only those legally in syria meaning syrians
syria should be free from unlawful foreign presence the long term stability of syria can only observing the sovereignty and unity in this country mr putin and i concluded the historic agreement to fight terrorism insurance serious to restore integrity and political unity and return refugees these talks were very tough and you have to remember the turkey initiated the meeting with putin after they launched an offensive against the kurdish forces that and crises as terrorists at the turkish...
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charl so what are the implications for the kurds of northern syria. well there's so many unanswered questions here it's important to recognize the president says that this is not a campaign or has not been a campaign against the kurdish people he's very. very keen to continuously stress that this is a campaign against what he describes as terrorists but there's been no rate indication as to what will happen to those could he fight is once they withdrawal russia interesting lee has never been specific in defining the white p.g. that's predominant kurdish fighting force that turkey calls terrorist russia has never really has never called them terrorists but it has said that he has legitimate security concerns on its border so there's questions about the fighters themselves then there's questions about the long term political settlement in syria and what the kurds will get out of it let's not forget that in recent years the the kurds have set up what is often described as a as a defacto state in northern syria a place they called regime they had. what wa
charl so what are the implications for the kurds of northern syria. well there's so many unanswered questions here it's important to recognize the president says that this is not a campaign or has not been a campaign against the kurdish people he's very. very keen to continuously stress that this is a campaign against what he describes as terrorists but there's been no rate indication as to what will happen to those could he fight is once they withdrawal russia interesting lee has never been...
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s in syria and in the region. unilateral military action on his part threatens the progress achieved by the global coalition against diane. it will undermine the security of the coalition's local partners including the syrian democratic forces and risks protracted instability in northeast syria providing for ground for the resurgence of dyess which remains a significant threat to regional international and european security. it is unlikely that a so-called safe zone in northeast syria as envisaged by turkey would satisfy international criteria for refugee return as laid down by you and h.c.r. . we maintain our position that refugee and i did he returns to the places of origin must be safe voluntary and dignified when conditions allow. any attempt at demographic change would be unacceptable. we want to be clear that the e.u. will not provide stabilization or development assistance in areas where the rights of local populations are ignored. turkey is a key part of the european union a nato ally and a member in the g
s in syria and in the region. unilateral military action on his part threatens the progress achieved by the global coalition against diane. it will undermine the security of the coalition's local partners including the syrian democratic forces and risks protracted instability in northeast syria providing for ground for the resurgence of dyess which remains a significant threat to regional international and european security. it is unlikely that a so-called safe zone in northeast syria as...
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troop withdrawal from syria. c-span's washington journal, live, every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up on wednesday morning, a preview of facebook ceo mark zuckerberg's testimony on capitol hill with our reporter. that michael moore joins us to discuss the impeachment and campaign 2020. including his endorsement of bernie sanders. and tim burchett talks about the trump impeachment inquiry and u.s. relations with syria. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern. join the discussion. --aaron mehta is at our desk. first, things are obviously moving fast when it comes to syria and the
troop withdrawal from syria. c-span's washington journal, live, every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up on wednesday morning, a preview of facebook ceo mark zuckerberg's testimony on capitol hill with our reporter. that michael moore joins us to discuss the impeachment and campaign 2020. including his endorsement of bernie sanders. and tim burchett talks about the trump impeachment inquiry and u.s. relations with syria. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live...
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live from president trump sends a top level delegation to turkey to demand an immediate cease fire in syria. trump is facing growing criticism for withdrawing u.s. troops from syria allowing turkey to try to crush kurdish forces in the north of the country and setting the stage for a resurgence of islamic state also coming up castle on separatists clashed with spanish police in wasilla just for a 2nd night back gruber of court ruling that sending 9 cattle out leaders to prison for their role in a 2017 independence day. and up the fall gary is football chief announces his resignation over racist abuse from fans to a fan now wants to cut you to answer for its players behavior european football's governing body says these military salutes considered potential provocative political intake via. place. blame. both. mccain and thanks so much for joining us the united states wants to broker a ceasefire in northern syria between turkey and the kurds u.s. vice president mike pence and. and secretary of state might pompei it will head to turkey on wednesday now this comes after the us slapped economic
live from president trump sends a top level delegation to turkey to demand an immediate cease fire in syria. trump is facing growing criticism for withdrawing u.s. troops from syria allowing turkey to try to crush kurdish forces in the north of the country and setting the stage for a resurgence of islamic state also coming up castle on separatists clashed with spanish police in wasilla just for a 2nd night back gruber of court ruling that sending 9 cattle out leaders to prison for their role in...
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in syria. yeah we need life and safe life to go back to syria we need peace and stability to be in syria we need to sort out what's the syrian crisis yes and we will hand these territories to. their real owners. and we are keen to take part in all meetings and summits that. am at sorting out the syrian crisis. this operation will be a sow's of peace and this will bring peace and we'll sort out the syrian crisis in the radical way. this operation led by president ratchet gun. is. one of the steps is one perceived among the other procedures on the steps taken by president. for the sake of syria and for keeping the unity of syria. turkey. since last year has been a target a conspiracy and then economic crisis and we have done all what we can in order to find real solutions to this crisis and to take steps that will sort out our economic problems and to confront our enemies and the traitors these steps have started through reducing the bank of interests and. combating inflation. and support all the
in syria. yeah we need life and safe life to go back to syria we need peace and stability to be in syria we need to sort out what's the syrian crisis yes and we will hand these territories to. their real owners. and we are keen to take part in all meetings and summits that. am at sorting out the syrian crisis. this operation will be a sow's of peace and this will bring peace and we'll sort out the syrian crisis in the radical way. this operation led by president ratchet gun. is. one of the...
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the claims that we are going to change the demographics of eastern syria northern syria this is also disinformation there is absolute truth about this. this by saying on the contrary to this the demographic the demographic demographics of that area has been changed by dippy k.k. they have invaded iraq big towns and villages in there and they invaded and occupied those places these this this is the p.k. k. the terrorist organization who has been financially supported by the usa by the united states so what ruins the demographics in that region is beginning by p p p u p y g and p k.k. and of course the most important result of the most important aim of this operation is over not to not upset saying in the demographic system in the region so we are the country he opened the door we open that is its jaws and of course when while we're doing that we're not going to risk their lives this cannot be this this wouldn't make sense. clear move away from abraham collins and take it to the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. kelly craft speaking on the situation northeast syria will listen and including
the claims that we are going to change the demographics of eastern syria northern syria this is also disinformation there is absolute truth about this. this by saying on the contrary to this the demographic the demographic demographics of that area has been changed by dippy k.k. they have invaded iraq big towns and villages in there and they invaded and occupied those places these this this is the p.k. k. the terrorist organization who has been financially supported by the usa by the united...
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withdrawal from syria. let's begin with the key prslets in the region. who are they and what has been happening before the president made this decision? guest: the key players include turkey, which has invaded northeastern syria, as well as the turkish military. we have a large body of turkish proxy forces which are the main forces conducting the offensive on the ground. this includes members of the syrian opposition, members of the free syrian army, some of which who have had a historic relationship with the united states. host: they are against bashar al-assad. guest: which makes this a complicated operation because turkey is building a counter assad force, but using that to fight the american local partner in the east. iskey's reason for fighting its leadership is kurdish. there is a kurdish militia that conducts most of the capable military fighting. that is known as the ypg and is affiliate-- a syrian of a wider kurdish movement inside turkey, the pkk. president erdogan has warned the u.s. that the partnership with the ypg was unacceptable to him, h
withdrawal from syria. let's begin with the key prslets in the region. who are they and what has been happening before the president made this decision? guest: the key players include turkey, which has invaded northeastern syria, as well as the turkish military. we have a large body of turkish proxy forces which are the main forces conducting the offensive on the ground. this includes members of the syrian opposition, members of the free syrian army, some of which who have had a historic...
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our actions and syria are driven by our core objectives, defeating islamic terror, restoring syria to a civilized the removalntering of all iranian commandant forces from that country. some argue these objectives are too ambitious. frankly, we have no other choice than to pursue them in order to lead the world out of this crisis. in dealing with today's situation in northeast syria, turkey is the heavy. it has acted unwisely and dangerously, as you have afterted, despite warning warning and incentive after incentive from this administration to choose differently, including a package of economic and security commitments and a visit to washington. as a result, millions of our stfle syrians, partners in the northeast, israel, jordan, iraq, and turkey itself, through this intervention, are all made less secure. and isis is more emboldened. let us remember that with turkey's actions, we face another regional phenomenon, this time with a nato state, that is, a major neighbor to a conflict feels it's asks this dental security on its border is not advanced by -- it's existential security on i
our actions and syria are driven by our core objectives, defeating islamic terror, restoring syria to a civilized the removalntering of all iranian commandant forces from that country. some argue these objectives are too ambitious. frankly, we have no other choice than to pursue them in order to lead the world out of this crisis. in dealing with today's situation in northeast syria, turkey is the heavy. it has acted unwisely and dangerously, as you have afterted, despite warning warning and...
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the same situation in syria. "new york times" had reported the said there was to 18,000 180 isis fighters across syria and iraq. the u.s. presence in syria was designed to roll up isis networks to the extent possible and most and poorly local forces and reconstitutes them after the losses of 10,000, they say, in the war against isis to build to that job than cells in the long term. as understand your special operation forces and green berets were in effort with ypg counterterrorism units to train them to do this on their own one day. so just pulled the plug on all that before has a chance to succeed, i think is a big mistake here. not planning at all for the withdrawal to the point where you see u.s. troops retreating and turkish backed forces firing on them as they retreat, which i had to read that three temps make sure i was reading it right, is just a picture of chaos. rather than the sort of near to midterm plan of stabilize these areas and is forced isis does not research come we're seeing i really chaotic w
the same situation in syria. "new york times" had reported the said there was to 18,000 180 isis fighters across syria and iraq. the u.s. presence in syria was designed to roll up isis networks to the extent possible and most and poorly local forces and reconstitutes them after the losses of 10,000, they say, in the war against isis to build to that job than cells in the long term. as understand your special operation forces and green berets were in effort with ypg counterterrorism...
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victims or syrian the perpetrator in syria and the crime were committed in syria but nonetheless they are prosecuted and in burien that's how it works that's a principle of universal jurisdiction and it's a level for really grave crimes crimes that we consider that or crimes against all humanity all mankind such as crimes against humanity genocide daughter. and that's why we consider that so grave that every state should tackle the issue and try to prosecute the british and valerie you mentioned grave crimes there and i want to bring up this tweet reminding us all of what some of those crimes were this from the global center for the responsibility to protect their right throughout the 8 year war in syria every major principle of international law has been violated indiscriminate attacks on civilians sexual violence a blockage of humanitarian aid deliberate targeting of hospitals and humanitarian workers have been the hallmarks of this war so keeping that in mind is why we see tweets like this jonah says if there's no accountable government and sound judicial system in syria then it's
victims or syrian the perpetrator in syria and the crime were committed in syria but nonetheless they are prosecuted and in burien that's how it works that's a principle of universal jurisdiction and it's a level for really grave crimes crimes that we consider that or crimes against all humanity all mankind such as crimes against humanity genocide daughter. and that's why we consider that so grave that every state should tackle the issue and try to prosecute the british and valerie you...
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in syria, small numbers of u.s. forces on the ground, and naval the kurdish of approximately 60000 personnel, with our help, the fdf liberated million of innocent civilians in the oppression of isis and defeated the so-called physical database. some said that the fdf, the syrian defense force made up of kurds and some arab syrians, lost more than 10000 fighters taking on isis. it is true, monday who joined the fdf, did so to liberate their homes from isis. however, even after their homes of liberated, the fdf, kurds and arabs alike, continue to pursue isis all of the way through the fridays rivers valley. with the last reminisce of the we're ultimately defeated earlier this year. the stf wasot not only fighting for themselves, they were also fighting for us. they are fighting to help ensure that there we're no more isis directed her in spite the facts like those carried out in paris, if going full orlando and san bernardino, after the fdf, successfully liberated isis, they also made and gained custody of more than 1
in syria, small numbers of u.s. forces on the ground, and naval the kurdish of approximately 60000 personnel, with our help, the fdf liberated million of innocent civilians in the oppression of isis and defeated the so-called physical database. some said that the fdf, the syrian defense force made up of kurds and some arab syrians, lost more than 10000 fighters taking on isis. it is true, monday who joined the fdf, did so to liberate their homes from isis. however, even after their homes of...
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syria and the many times he said syria is is just sand and death and i'm not interested it is no much there isn't really interest money interest money u.s. interest in well now oil fields well it's not significant i mean syria's only reserve is not really big it's not significant so the americans even when you talk about the gulf but i didn't actually said it many times let's do what's actually who are in need for the oil and the gods of the of the bijan god let them come and both take their supplies i mean he said it many times so what about syria which has much less oil and does it is a have done than the gulf this man is mainly interested about his reelection campaign in the united states he's mainly concerned about his rivals inside the united states more than more than he cares about russia and about iran or about the syrian the syrian conflict so this is something that is really important that the drug understand on the other hand when we talk about the as a done up process i totally agree that the americans seem they have already lost i think in syria and what sense and the sen
syria and the many times he said syria is is just sand and death and i'm not interested it is no much there isn't really interest money interest money u.s. interest in well now oil fields well it's not significant i mean syria's only reserve is not really big it's not significant so the americans even when you talk about the gulf but i didn't actually said it many times let's do what's actually who are in need for the oil and the gods of the of the bijan god let them come and both take their...
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i can think of nothing more dangerous than withdrawing all of our troops from syria as we -- syria. as we saw when we with drew under the previous adfrrgs -- from iraq with 10,000 force, that's when we sue -- saw the rise of ius sis and the ho -- and the so-called caliphate. we'll have a residual force in syria, working to help defeat and make sure isis is never again a threat to the homeland. finally, it identified turkey's purchase of the russian s-400 system as a transaction subject to sanctions under the counting america's adversaries through sanctions act, caatsa. how can you be a nato ally and purchase russian military equipment? we let turkey into nato to protect phlegm the soviet union and now our nato ally is buying russian equipment. russian military equipment. through its invasion into syria, threatening our allies. for these reasons, i urge support of this bill and once again want to thank chairman engel for once again coming to a bipartisan resolution when once again they said it couldn't be done, mr. chairman, we got it done. i thank you for that. i reserve the balance
i can think of nothing more dangerous than withdrawing all of our troops from syria as we -- syria. as we saw when we with drew under the previous adfrrgs -- from iraq with 10,000 force, that's when we sue -- saw the rise of ius sis and the ho -- and the so-called caliphate. we'll have a residual force in syria, working to help defeat and make sure isis is never again a threat to the homeland. finally, it identified turkey's purchase of the russian s-400 system as a transaction subject to...
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the syrian government or syria . or syria. why did. the basque used to be. back when this all started president assad did offer 300000 . all citizens so i think the voters there is time for that for that relationship to. come back together again but if that is their only hope he said that sure it's all you have mentioned. the spartans may have damascus one point whether that's still the case well they're going to see or i'm going to jump in here we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on syria stay with r.t. . just . on this connection i'm almost glad to ask for the last company and seeing and on the day today for the facts. on the commission. branches just shoot on disk in the. green zone teaching mom. you know new car so said i'm not going much to the mama back yet. in this community there are people who believe that it's ok. it's really hard there are no jobs and you see the kids. and as a parent. i can come up with arguments and there's a lot of conflict within the game and between the teams close to th
the syrian government or syria . or syria. why did. the basque used to be. back when this all started president assad did offer 300000 . all citizens so i think the voters there is time for that for that relationship to. come back together again but if that is their only hope he said that sure it's all you have mentioned. the spartans may have damascus one point whether that's still the case well they're going to see or i'm going to jump in here we're going to go to a short break and after that...
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doubt the iran rather than syria saying that they respect syria's sovereignty that this operation is a must do thing and the turkey will try to do things as quickly and as safely as possible with. little violence possible peculiar because why wouldn't you reach out to sample another country that iran eases a strange choice they've also been rumors that the s.d.f. has tried to reopen dialogue talks with the masks with president asad the logic presumably being that if the syrian army moved into northern northeastern syria then the turks would have no choice but to withdraw they wouldn't want to warn multiple fronts the other rumor is that assad has said no i said it said that we will only move in if you give up all weapons and reintegration of self into into greater syria the surprising thing is how quickly the united states pulled out this is this is the s.d.f. are talking about this whole operation against isis in syria that the united states around separate from the russian and syrian what it was it was you know on the ground the troops on the ground with vast is vast majority were
doubt the iran rather than syria saying that they respect syria's sovereignty that this operation is a must do thing and the turkey will try to do things as quickly and as safely as possible with. little violence possible peculiar because why wouldn't you reach out to sample another country that iran eases a strange choice they've also been rumors that the s.d.f. has tried to reopen dialogue talks with the masks with president asad the logic presumably being that if the syrian army moved into...
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northern syria is largely under the control of the kurdish y. p.g. peoples protection units there and american forces have long supported one another in their fight against the islamic state terrorist group but turkish president added one follows his own agenda he wants to ward off any recognition of the autonomy kurdish region he labels the kurds terrorists and opposes them. for some time he's been demanding a security zone along turkey's border with syria 30 kilometers wide 480 kilometers long now he plans to resettle some of the nearly 3600000 syrian refugees to which from turkey. and one has been coming under increasing pressure at home because of the refugees the mood among the turkish people has changed. we want them to get our fair response is possible we don't want them around us anymore even now more and more refugees are being repatriated to northern syria. is and one security isn't just power politics. also just want to come back to the kurds on the question of power they feel very hard done by they feel as though they've been stabbed in t
northern syria is largely under the control of the kurdish y. p.g. peoples protection units there and american forces have long supported one another in their fight against the islamic state terrorist group but turkish president added one follows his own agenda he wants to ward off any recognition of the autonomy kurdish region he labels the kurds terrorists and opposes them. for some time he's been demanding a security zone along turkey's border with syria 30 kilometers wide 480 kilometers...
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and north east of syria was also syria and north east of syria also where isis is believed to have bases there so resurrecting isis as a threat as a new threat to iraq is a worrying issue where isis is believed to have bases there so resurrecting isis as a threat as a new threat to iraq is a worrying issue and it is something that we all share. and it is some thing that. we all share this fear and this worrying aspect but that doesn't mean that this is something that a worrying aspect but that doesn't mean that this is something that is going to happen it is still something we have to take in consideration is going to happen it is still something we have to take in consideration and we have to prepare for it. and we have to prepare. to support. the judgments reportedly dismissed the hearing into the case of trumps former security advisor michael flynn who really dismissed the hearing into the case of trump's former security advisor michael flynn who would be completely guilty to lying lying to the to the f.b.i. f.b.i. i have to flynn's news new legal duty. this test test test amount of m
and north east of syria was also syria and north east of syria also where isis is believed to have bases there so resurrecting isis as a threat as a new threat to iraq is a worrying issue where isis is believed to have bases there so resurrecting isis as a threat as a new threat to iraq is a worrying issue and it is something that we all share. and it is some thing that. we all share this fear and this worrying aspect but that doesn't mean that this is something that a worrying aspect but that...
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if they might he says decide to withdraw from syria that completely from the north east of syria that means that the united states has completely scrapped the strategy which has been actually outlined by former secretary of state and ex to lessen it do it in a major speech he made at the over institute at rice university in new york in january 2018 he defined 4 key u.s. objectives from staying in the north east of syria number one is to prevent that he by vilifies and number 2 is to prevent iran from having a land go to door between iraq syria and lebanon number 3 is to use the us military presence in the north east as a leverage to brush of the syrian regime to accept political solution and number 4 is actually true is this but as it's in the northeast of syria in order to put pressure on the syrian regime that a few g.'s now of the united states the side that to withdraw completely that means this lot that she has actually been abandoned and they not this this actually is allowing iran to have this land called a door or maybe we still don't know how how deep will go inside syrian te
if they might he says decide to withdraw from syria that completely from the north east of syria that means that the united states has completely scrapped the strategy which has been actually outlined by former secretary of state and ex to lessen it do it in a major speech he made at the over institute at rice university in new york in january 2018 he defined 4 key u.s. objectives from staying in the north east of syria number one is to prevent that he by vilifies and number 2 is to prevent...
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of syria the u.s. military rarely operates in. and at least one official is telling us that it appears that baghdadi may have detonated some kind of explosives, possibly a suicide vest, to avoid being captured. and that of course -- if that is in fact true that would of course complicate the process of identifying him as the u.s. military gathers evidence at the site of this location. but again, it's hard to downplay how dangerous, how complicated such a raid would be. unlike eastern syria where the u.s. military has operated regularly, northwest syria has been an area that the u.s. has not typically operated in save for a few drone strikes in the past. you have russians often operating there. you have the regime operating there. you have various extremist groups, various rebel groups operating there. so to insert a u.s. special operations team into that area to conduct such a high-profile raid, they must have had high confidence that baghdadi was in fact there and that it was worth the risk, that the
of syria the u.s. military rarely operates in. and at least one official is telling us that it appears that baghdadi may have detonated some kind of explosives, possibly a suicide vest, to avoid being captured. and that of course -- if that is in fact true that would of course complicate the process of identifying him as the u.s. military gathers evidence at the site of this location. but again, it's hard to downplay how dangerous, how complicated such a raid would be. unlike eastern syria...
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troops from syria and the impact on the region. the speakers include former state department, national security council and pentagon officials from the george w. bush administration. this is about 90 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. can everybody hear me? ok. my name is ali rogin i'm with the pbs news hour covering foreign affairs and as a journalist, i wa situation on the syrian-turkish border. without further ado i'm going to introduce these folks who you all probably already know. to my left is the founder of mb long and associate an international legal and advisory firm from 2007-2009 she served as the first woman confirmed by the senate as assistant secretary of defense for international affairs and the chair of nate e-'s high level groups. she has previously served as the principal deputy secretary of defense, and she was the deputy secretary of defense for counter narco. next we have michael durand, a senior fellow here at hudson institute. he specializes in middle east security issues and during the admin
troops from syria and the impact on the region. the speakers include former state department, national security council and pentagon officials from the george w. bush administration. this is about 90 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. can everybody hear me? ok. my name is ali rogin i'm with the pbs news hour covering foreign affairs and as a journalist, i wa situation on the syrian-turkish border. without further ado i'm going to introduce these folks who you all probably...
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its operations but that doesn't excuse turkey from its obligations and i think going into northern syria i think that it's got to demonstrate which it hasn't as yet it really is going to produce security for the people there and i think also on the issue of the return of refugees those refugees have to be returned voluntarily to the areas of syria that they come from not to the area of turkey wishes them to be and i think there are very very major concerns right that this would be a very serious violation of international law while turkey is hoping that 2000000 of the more than 3600000 syrian refugees it currently hold scan be returned to this safe space in northeast syria now we spoke to noor adam who's a syrian refugee a journalist and commentator living in france right now ne told us that returning home was not a reality for many syrians like him let's take a listen. of course i want to go but for a man who i mean it's not safe for anyone who would like to come back even like that for the civilians over there i mean for a most of the people get from syria i mean they're like starting
its operations but that doesn't excuse turkey from its obligations and i think going into northern syria i think that it's got to demonstrate which it hasn't as yet it really is going to produce security for the people there and i think also on the issue of the return of refugees those refugees have to be returned voluntarily to the areas of syria that they come from not to the area of turkey wishes them to be and i think there are very very major concerns right that this would be a very...
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look at syria. there is only one state department diplomat on the ground and we need to invest more in humanitarian aid but development assistance to help those nations where they have fragile governments, unstable societies, weak economies, little opportunity where you find war, conflict and strife so we need a holistic approach with partners and allies around the globe and that is how we minimize the likelihood, potential of armed conflict. >> the first of two armed service committee members that are going to join us on washington journal this morning, the others michael walsh, and republican from florida, part of that group of republicans who is the front page of the washington times puts it stormed the impeachment probe yesterday. you likely saw the news reporters house republicans go to the deposition hearing room yesterday. what our concerns about republicans when they did that? there wasn't a formal vote on impeachment and impeachment proceedings. republican say democrats were either scared o
look at syria. there is only one state department diplomat on the ground and we need to invest more in humanitarian aid but development assistance to help those nations where they have fragile governments, unstable societies, weak economies, little opportunity where you find war, conflict and strife so we need a holistic approach with partners and allies around the globe and that is how we minimize the likelihood, potential of armed conflict. >> the first of two armed service committee...
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forces in syria look like. well brant if you heard to listen to the report there was quite interesting to hear the u.s. defense secretary mark asked for he said that the added force in syria would be mechanized now what does that mean it's probably means tanks and other combat vehicles and he didn't mention like i said before how many troops we're talking about here but what i'm reading from military analysts are saying that it could mean several 100 according to them but up until now there have essentially been special operations forces who haven't been equipped with tanks or armored vehicles bush like i said very little information and it's also very hard to really follow what exactly what decision the white house is making with regards to syria a correspondent publicly on the story for us tonight in washington public thank you . well here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world in the impeachment inquiry against us president a court has ruled that the justice department mus
forces in syria look like. well brant if you heard to listen to the report there was quite interesting to hear the u.s. defense secretary mark asked for he said that the added force in syria would be mechanized now what does that mean it's probably means tanks and other combat vehicles and he didn't mention like i said before how many troops we're talking about here but what i'm reading from military analysts are saying that it could mean several 100 according to them but up until now there...
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programming in syria? -- the assad regime benefits from u.s. programming and syria? >> may answer is no, it would not benefit the assad regime. . no, it would not benefit the assad regime. >> the one activity that we do have in assad-controlled areas is almost exclusively through un agencies, with few exceptions. the issue of keeping control of resources and ensuring the integrity of the program is a const challenge. it is something -- a constant challenge. it is something we watch very closely. pleased to keep the attention on it as we will as well. >> i am grateful we have bipartisan legislation on this point. covered verynot often, but i actually -- people of both parties can work together substantially, particularly in the middle east. secretary, are there any u.s. individuals they tend by the saudi government, and what claims are they making to their release? >> this is an issue of concern. nationalistual thing held by the saudis. we have been engaging with the saudi government continuously he has been held for some two years without being charged. recently, he
programming in syria? -- the assad regime benefits from u.s. programming and syria? >> may answer is no, it would not benefit the assad regime. . no, it would not benefit the assad regime. >> the one activity that we do have in assad-controlled areas is almost exclusively through un agencies, with few exceptions. the issue of keeping control of resources and ensuring the integrity of the program is a const challenge. it is something -- a constant challenge. it is something we watch...
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in syria an extension for these. groups that are by the way the stood by the us as a terrorist organization so they see that the us is being 2 sided here standing with the white beach you are supposed to be also terrorist as the p.k. car but that the 1st thing that they want to see is to create some sort of a safe zone in the in the northern part of syria that goes from men bush goes through to the. safe for heroes remiss. to save zone and then for them and for turkey or turkey not not for not for syria definitely and at the end of the day they would say look we are trying to save make this this piece of land a safe zone for us for our national security therefore we can station year we can be an occupying force but later on the planet and the gun to bring in $1800000.00 refugees he was he's willing to give them nationalities he wants distinction them and this saves on therefore by all means it will become a turkish learned ok well that turned into them are you know but nobody did consult to damascus about this did th
in syria an extension for these. groups that are by the way the stood by the us as a terrorist organization so they see that the us is being 2 sided here standing with the white beach you are supposed to be also terrorist as the p.k. car but that the 1st thing that they want to see is to create some sort of a safe zone in the in the northern part of syria that goes from men bush goes through to the. safe for heroes remiss. to save zone and then for them and for turkey or turkey not not for not...
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syria. no authorization of declaration of war no permission to be there at all so they want to insert themselves into civil war by all means let's have a debate. let's have a constitutional debate but i for one and not willing to send one young man or one young woman, one soldier over there without a clear mission. there is no clear mission. there is no clear enemy and in fact the war is largely over. assad is going to remain for better or worse so we have a desk but on one side erdogan and another death but on the other side, a side and here's the deal theer kurds have to live there. it's despairing that they have to live there but there've is chance for survival is having an ally inside of syria. they become allied and it appears they are if they become allied with assad you know what, there's a possibility of a kurdish area within syria. there may well be an opportunity for a kurdish area similar to what's happened in iraq. i object to this resolution because this resolution does nothing
syria. no authorization of declaration of war no permission to be there at all so they want to insert themselves into civil war by all means let's have a debate. let's have a constitutional debate but i for one and not willing to send one young man or one young woman, one soldier over there without a clear mission. there is no clear mission. there is no clear enemy and in fact the war is largely over. assad is going to remain for better or worse so we have a desk but on one side erdogan and...
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of syria north east of syria also where isis bill was syria north east of syria also where isis is believed to have bases that so resurrecting isis as a leave to have bases there so resurrecting isis as a threat as a new threat to iraq is a worrying issue and it is something that as a new threat iraq is a worrying issue and it is something that we all share this fear and this worrying aspect we all share this fear and this worrying aspect but that doesn't mean that this is something that is going to happen but that doesn't mean that this is something that is going to happen it is still something we have to take in consideration and we have to prepare for it is still something we have to take in consideration and we have to prepare for it. united kingdom is heading for it. united kingdom is heading for its 3rd general election in just 4 years parliament has approved prime minister boris johnson's 3rd general election in just 4 years parliament has approved prime minister boris johnson's request for an election on december the 12th let's cross live now to london our cousins requests for an el
of syria north east of syria also where isis bill was syria north east of syria also where isis is believed to have bases that so resurrecting isis as a leave to have bases there so resurrecting isis as a threat as a new threat to iraq is a worrying issue and it is something that as a new threat iraq is a worrying issue and it is something that we all share this fear and this worrying aspect we all share this fear and this worrying aspect but that doesn't mean that this is something that is...
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a russian flag in northern syria. a pack negotiated in sochi between russian president vladimir putin and turkish president retyped bedouin divide the control of the turkey syria border and allows the deployment of russian patrols in areas that were until recently under the control of could if militias. putin and want to establish a safe so now along the ticky syria border as on that they say could his forces must pull out so if. in a very long and tends to scotians we have succeeded in finding a solution which in my opinion is very important and promising and i mean you as well if there is a just the solution for the very complicated situation that the turkish syrian border cities could produce continue to take out turkey says it plans to resettle a 1000000 syrian refugees in the 30 kilometer wind zone. on the ground the russia to keep pact is having in effect i think what we have seen over the last days is encouraging because it shows that it's possible to move towards a political settlement a political solution you
a russian flag in northern syria. a pack negotiated in sochi between russian president vladimir putin and turkish president retyped bedouin divide the control of the turkey syria border and allows the deployment of russian patrols in areas that were until recently under the control of could if militias. putin and want to establish a safe so now along the ticky syria border as on that they say could his forces must pull out so if. in a very long and tends to scotians we have succeeded in finding...
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force in syria and abandon our allies. our alies have fought side by side to end the caliphate and degrade the threat of terrorism to our homeland. isis is beaten but not broken. they remape a threat that requires continued engagement by both the united states and our partners. just as the kurds had our backs against isis, we need to have theirs. instead we are abandonning not just the kurds but our coalition allies. we are eroding the progress we made and showing our friends and enemies that partnership with america means nothing and providing isis to re-emerge and once again threaten the united states and allowing assad and putin to play the role of humanitarian saviors. as an undercover officer i chased terrorists and saw firsthand the threats facing us in the middle east. one of the things i learned when i was in the c.i.a., nice with nice guys, and tough with tough guys. because of this decision and inaction that led up to this decision, we have let our friends down, we have hurt our national security and we have cree
force in syria and abandon our allies. our alies have fought side by side to end the caliphate and degrade the threat of terrorism to our homeland. isis is beaten but not broken. they remape a threat that requires continued engagement by both the united states and our partners. just as the kurds had our backs against isis, we need to have theirs. instead we are abandonning not just the kurds but our coalition allies. we are eroding the progress we made and showing our friends and enemies that...
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in syria, relatively small numbers of u.s. forces on the ground enabled a kurdish and arab ground force of approximately 60,000 personnel with our help, the s.d.f. lynn rated millions of innocent civilians from the violent oppression of isis and defeated the physical caliphate. some have estimate the that the s.d.f., the syrian defense force, made up of kurds and some arab syrians, lost more than 10,000 fighters taking on isis. it's true that many who joined the s.d.f. did so to liberate their home from isis. however, it is also true that even after their homes were liberated, the s.d.f., kurds and arabs alike, continued to pursue isis all the wait through the euphrates river valley where the last remnants of the fiscal fate were defeated earlier inner i do not. they were not only fighting for themselves, they were also fighting for us. they were fighting to help ensure that there were no more isis-directed or inspired attacks like those carried out in paris, brussels, istanbul, orlando and san bernardino. after the s.d.f. suc
in syria, relatively small numbers of u.s. forces on the ground enabled a kurdish and arab ground force of approximately 60,000 personnel with our help, the s.d.f. lynn rated millions of innocent civilians from the violent oppression of isis and defeated the physical caliphate. some have estimate the that the s.d.f., the syrian defense force, made up of kurds and some arab syrians, lost more than 10,000 fighters taking on isis. it's true that many who joined the s.d.f. did so to liberate their...
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forces in southeast syria's northeast syria rather at unacceptable levels he goes on to say therefore at the president's direction the defense the department of defense is executing a deliberate withdrawal of u.s. military personnel now it's interesting how he adds that therefore because of course as we all know it was the president's decision to withdraw u.s. troops before turkey had started its ground operation in northern syria and in fact trump himself said that he had given the president of turkey a green light before turkish troops arrived at the border now trump in his announcement about this executive order goes on to say that turkey will now or in the future may be responsible for the ongoing detention of eisel prisoners in syria and he announced that the u.s. would maintain a small footprint with some troops stationed in southern syria and that u.s. troops who have been ordered to withdraw from north northern syria will now read. deployed and remain in the region to monitor the situation barbara ok be interesting to see you know how. this will develop over the next days or s
forces in southeast syria's northeast syria rather at unacceptable levels he goes on to say therefore at the president's direction the defense the department of defense is executing a deliberate withdrawal of u.s. military personnel now it's interesting how he adds that therefore because of course as we all know it was the president's decision to withdraw u.s. troops before turkey had started its ground operation in northern syria and in fact trump himself said that he had given the president...
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but to the extent, excuse me come in syria at all. but to the extent syria is becoming hezbollah eyes as some people argue to work with the russians to minimize that, i think the russians actually are buying into that. that also helps us with credibility i think that with erdogan come in a couple of weeks, is it? weeks? >> november 17. >> coming for a meeting, we need to stop bickering about how we got here and be very clear about what we want from the turks and what we are willing to give to the turks. turkey had plenty of opportunity not only with what blaise was talking to but to the processes to make it clear they could want something from the u.s. i think we should hear them out but said some very, very stringent limitations of what we expect in return, and certainly the behavior we had the last time. >> what are the sticks and cures you believe we should be presenting to erdogan when he comes? >> i think the sticks, leaves talked about our we are legally required to institute the sanctions in the activities. i think my understan
but to the extent, excuse me come in syria at all. but to the extent syria is becoming hezbollah eyes as some people argue to work with the russians to minimize that, i think the russians actually are buying into that. that also helps us with credibility i think that with erdogan come in a couple of weeks, is it? weeks? >> november 17. >> coming for a meeting, we need to stop bickering about how we got here and be very clear about what we want from the turks and what we are willing...
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news live from berkeley president trump scrambles to hold turkey's offensive in northern syria as troops on all sides move to scenes true teaching positions in the region trump calls for turkey to hole to it's a frightening his natural ally with sanctions also coming off. angry catalans protests doctor spain supreme court finds the politicians who pushed for independence guilty of sedition in disobedience one is jailed for 13 years. and the nobel prize for economics goes to 3 u.s. face for searches who have broken new ground in efforts to lift the world's poor out of policy. i'm jared ray thanks for joining me u.s. president donald trump is backtracking on his policy in northern syria following widespread criticism just a way cough to deciding to pull out u.s. troops they clearing the way for turkey to attack could use forces trump is now cold on turkey to halt its offensive he's called it dangerous and he's threatening sanctions against turkish officials the plan withdrawal of u.s. troops has led kurdish fighters to ally themselves with syria's government which they were previously figh
news live from berkeley president trump scrambles to hold turkey's offensive in northern syria as troops on all sides move to scenes true teaching positions in the region trump calls for turkey to hole to it's a frightening his natural ally with sanctions also coming off. angry catalans protests doctor spain supreme court finds the politicians who pushed for independence guilty of sedition in disobedience one is jailed for 13 years. and the nobel prize for economics goes to 3 u.s. face for...
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says turkey has told him that it has a middling tended to defense it against the kurds in northern syria. also coming up police find 39 bodies in a truck parked at an industrial park near london. they have moved the vehicle to a secure location so they can identify the victims plus basketball fans in the u.s. protest in support of big 3 hong kong superstar le bron james is singled out for criticism at the n.b.a. season opener in los angeles we'll tell you why. i'm sara kelley welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump is lifting economic sanctions on turkey saying that on caret informed him it would permanently enforce a cease fire in north eastern syria where it has been fighting kurdish militia the ceasefire which struck claims credit for requires kurdish forces to move out of a 30 kilometer zone on the turkish border turkey launched its offensive into syria after trump told us forces out of the reach. this was an outcome created by us the united states and nobody else no other nation very simple and we're willing to take blame and we're also willing to take credit this is some
says turkey has told him that it has a middling tended to defense it against the kurds in northern syria. also coming up police find 39 bodies in a truck parked at an industrial park near london. they have moved the vehicle to a secure location so they can identify the victims plus basketball fans in the u.s. protest in support of big 3 hong kong superstar le bron james is singled out for criticism at the n.b.a. season opener in los angeles we'll tell you why. i'm sara kelley welcome to the...
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verses of syria. the actions of the united states to syria are clearly in violation of international law the us led coalition is there illegally and of interest the national will go to us in the current evolution is there illegally and against the will of the government in damascus. the u.s. made a statement saying it is staying in syria made another. the us made a statement saying it is staying in syria made another statement saying it's pulling out and even those who left for iraq are now coming back to syria to say they've been saying it's pulling out and even those who left for iraq are now coming back to syria to save the oil fields from mosul this looks like a pretext to me especially considering that back in march of the oil fields from mosul this looks like a pretext to me especially considering that back in march washington said are so little in defeat. this syrian constitute washington that are so little in defeat. the syrian constitutional committee of syria led syria as all the partisan fo
verses of syria. the actions of the united states to syria are clearly in violation of international law the us led coalition is there illegally and of interest the national will go to us in the current evolution is there illegally and against the will of the government in damascus. the u.s. made a statement saying it is staying in syria made another. the us made a statement saying it is staying in syria made another statement saying it's pulling out and even those who left for iraq are now...
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troops from syria. i firmly believe we need a residual force in syria to best continue counter-terrorism operations so that we can protect the homeland. i'm worried that a full withdrawal will create space for isis to regroup, grow, and gain more strength. we learned from president obama's reckless retreat from iraq that power vacuums are exploited by america's worst enemies. we do not want to repeat the same mistake. we must learn from history. i believe our syrian partners deserve better. what kind of signal does it send to the international community that the united states will turn our back on our allies who suffered so much? we cannot achieve our goals on the world stage if we undermine our credibility. and i'm deeply concerned by turkey's decision to begin military operations in syria. civilians on both sides of the border killed. over 170,000 people have been displaced in the past two weeks in a region already experiencing a refugee crisis. the only people who benefit from more violence and more
troops from syria. i firmly believe we need a residual force in syria to best continue counter-terrorism operations so that we can protect the homeland. i'm worried that a full withdrawal will create space for isis to regroup, grow, and gain more strength. we learned from president obama's reckless retreat from iraq that power vacuums are exploited by america's worst enemies. we do not want to repeat the same mistake. we must learn from history. i believe our syrian partners deserve better....
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i think he's building the strings right now in syria and he used syria as well in order to boost his position not only in inside syria but in the entire region now he's the friend of almost everybody now in the region unlike the united states which is the some high. being less. i have seen even by its own allies. that they cannot rely on the united states we have seen how they are not he says that with the see the democratic process and we have seen actually what but as than when he had a few was actually to retaliate against iran when iran actually. launched that attack on a few weeks a few weeks ago yet something that their own do that i have to mention i mean the americans are saying iran is a sponsor most of the americans i was thinking on is this once a while so they should have for the saudis and you tell yet again that iranian action with are we like with are we believe that iran is a sponsor or not that is a different issue but mr kaplan i think you have a very interesting point here and i want to ask you specifically about russia's policy because it's usually framed in terms
i think he's building the strings right now in syria and he used syria as well in order to boost his position not only in inside syria but in the entire region now he's the friend of almost everybody now in the region unlike the united states which is the some high. being less. i have seen even by its own allies. that they cannot rely on the united states we have seen how they are not he says that with the see the democratic process and we have seen actually what but as than when he had a few...