The U.S. will withdraw troops from northeastern Syria in a way that ensures Daesh is defeated for good, and will stay until Turkey agrees not to go after the Kurds, the U.S. national security adviser said on Sunday. Trump has since indicated the withdrawal would be slower than initially suggested, although Bolton on Sunday rejected any specific timetable. A spokesman for Turkey’s president said the country targeting terrorist groups in Syria, not the Kurds. Article Continued BelowTimetable Calculation Bolton said the withdrawal from Syria would not involve setting a target date, as he said former President Barack Obama did in Afghanistan. He urged the Trump administration to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the area as part of the U.S. withdrawal from Syria.

Source: thestar January 06, 2019 19:52 UTC