October 10, 2019 Meghan McCain: Trump, Rand Paul have 'blood on their hands' in Syria fallout "The View" co-host Meghan McCain blasted President Trump for his decision to pull troops out of Syria which prompted Turkey's airstrike against the Kurds, as well as Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., for supporting the move, claiming the two of them have "blood on their hands" amid the fallout.
October 10, 2019 Andrew Brunson, ex-imprisoned pastor in Turkey, says 2016 prison dream 'has happened' Pastor imprisoned in Turkey for his Christian faith, Andrew Brunson: "My goal is about declaring who Jesus is and not getting involved in politics, but this is the dream God gave me, and I think it's relevant to what's happening now."
October 10, 2019 Turkey's Erdogan warns of flooding Europe with Syrian refugees if EU calls assault an 'invasion' Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened Thursday that his country Thursday could “just open the gates and send 3.6 million Syrian refugees into Europe” if the European Union classifies his military’s ongoing assault on Syria as an “invasion."
October 10, 2019 Turkey’s military assault in Syria leaves more than 150 Kurdish fighters dead, officials say Turkey’s ongoing military assault in Syria has left more than 100 Kurdish forces dead, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed Thursday morning, a day after his troops launched airstrikes and unleashed artillery shelling on Syrian towns and villages along its border.
October 10, 2019 Cal Thomas: Trump channels George McGovern with decision to abandon Syria Withdrawing troops and risking the destruction of the Kurds is a step too far.
October 9, 2019 2 ISIS-linked British captives in Syria taken into US custody, officials say A senior U.S. defense official told ӣƵ Wednesday that they moved two British militants believed to be part of an Islamic State group which beheaded hostages out of a detention center in Syria and took them into American custody.
October 9, 2019 Trump's Syria pullout a 'disaster,' allowing Turkey to 'wipe out' America's Kurdish ally: Marc Thiessen President Trump's order to pull American forces out of northern Syria has already been a disaster, according to former George W. Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen.
October 9, 2019 Turkey's Syria invasion: Member of US Special Forces says, 'I am ashamed for the first time in my career' A U.S. Special Forces soldier serving alongside the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria told ӣƵ' Jennifer Griffin on Wednesday they were witnessing Turkish atrocities on the frontlines.
October 9, 2019 Trump 'went off script' during call with Erdogan, senior military source reveals President Trump "went off script" during his call Sunday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before he later announced the U.S. will withdraw all troops from northeast Syria ahead of a Turkish military operation in the region, a well-placed senior U.S. military source told ӣƵ on Wednesday.
October 9, 2019 Displaced 'ISIS-supporting women' revolt in Syria border camp as Turkish incursion gains momentum It was a chillingly familiar sight for Syrian-Kurds in the north-eastern slice of their conflict-ripped country: civilians stuffing themselves into vehicles and running on calloused feet with little more than the clothes on their back, fleeing the border towns.