McConnell introduces legislation prodding Trump to keep troops in Syria

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Trump’s decision to pull American forces out of northeastern Syria has been widely condemned by both parties in Congress, who have been searching for ways to press him to reverse the U.S. withdrawal

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That puts him into conflict with the Democratic-led House, where a vote on a sanctions measure is planned for next week.Senate Democrats also said they wanted to plunge ahead with sanctions legislation. A bipartisan package by Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., would bar arms sales to Turkey and place sanctions on the assets of top officials in Ankara.

Trump’s move effectively abandoned Syrian Kurdish fighters, who have been a leading U.S. partner in battling forces of the Islamic State, a group also known by the acronyms IS or ISIS. His decision has been widely condemned by both parties in Congress, who have been searching for ways to press him to reverse the U.S. withdrawal.

 

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