Tag: Isis
Trump’s hasty exit forced US troops to bomb their own base in ‘an extreme worst-case scenario’
A spokesperson for the US counter-ISIS mission said that the procedure was pre-planned, and reduced the base's military usefulness.
Trump praised Erdogan for a cease-fire in Syria that Turkey says is ‘not a cease-fire’
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu during a news conference said, "This is not a cease-fire."
‘It’s utterly pathetic’: Democratic lawmakers are flabbergasted by Trump’s ‘tough guy’ letter to Turkey
"I don't even know where to start," Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts said to Insider. "It's utterly pathetic."
Trump’s ‘meltdown’ meeting with Nancy Pelosi reportedly went off the rails when she called him out for helping Putin in Syria
They met to discuss Trump's withdrawal of US troops from Syria, but it led to Pelosi walking out and each accusing the other of having a "meltdown."
Nancy Pelosi took a photo that Trump tweeted to accuse her of having a ‘meltdown’ and made it her cover photo
The photo was taken at a meeting after the House voted to condemn the US withdrawal from Syria. Pelosi also said the president had a "meltdown."
Trump went on a Twitter rant with photos, accusing Nancy Pelosi of being ‘unhinged’ after she said he had a ‘meltdown’ in a me...
Trump tweeted photos of a meeting with Democratic leaders, captioning a photo of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer with "Do you think they like me?"
Trump reportedly called Jim Mattis the ‘world’s most overrated general’ in a chaotic meeting on Syria
President Donald Trump reportedly claimed he had "captured" ISIS and did so faster than what his defense secretary had predicted.
US troops bombed their own anti-ISIS headquarters as Turkey-backed fighters closed in during Trump’s hasty retreat
After Turkish forces fired on US positions on Friday, Turkish-backed forces advanced on the anti-ISIS base in Syria.
Trump wrote a letter warning Erdogan not to be a ‘tough guy’ over Syria, telling him history will look upon him ‘forever as the devi...
Trump also said in the aggressive letter to Turkish President Erdogan he didn't want to be "responsible for destroying the Turkish economy."
A top senator says Trump’s Syria retreat and the Ukraine scandal may have damaged America’s credibility forever
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said President Trump's Syria retreat may have permanently undermined US credibility in the Middle East and beyond.