October 14 2019
Defense Secretary Mark Esper says that U.S. troops are preparing to evacuate from northeastern Syria as Turkey continues its operation against Kurdish forces in the region, reports CBS News.
On Sunday, Esper told Face the Nation that the U.S. was preparing to redeploy about 1,000 U.S. troops in the region.
Intelligence reports suggested that Turkey was likely to push its forces farther south and west than originally anticipated, said Esper.
Reports that Kurdish forces were looking...
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