US House overwhelmingly backs resolution condemning Trump’s Syria withdrawal

16-10-2019 Cyprus Mail CyprusMail Cool

US House overwhelmingly backs resolution...

The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to condemn President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northeastern Syria, clearing the way for Turkey’s offensive against U.S.-allied Syrian Kurds.

The vote was 354 to 60 for the resolution, as dozens of Trump’s fellow Republicans joined the majority Democrats in favor.

The vote underscored deep unhappiness in Congress over Trump’s action, which many lawmakers view as abandoning Kurdish fighters who had been fighting alongside Americans to...

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US House overwhelmingly backs resolution condemning Trump’s Syria withdrawal

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