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#BREAKING US troops in northern Syria will no longer be near Turkish border: White House

#UPDATE @realDonaldTrump gives his blessing to a Turkish operation targeting Kurdish militants in northern Syria, saying the US will stand aside as Ankara launches its "long-planned" operation u.afp.com/JRU9

@realDonaldTrump #BREAKING US forces in Syria start Turkey border pullback: Kurds

@realDonaldTrump #UPDATE US forces in northern Syria have started pulling back from areas along the border with Turkey, a Kurdish-led force and a war monitor say, as Trump gives blessing to a Turkish operation targeting Kurdish militants u.afp.com/JRw5

@realDonaldTrump #BREAKING Turkey's Erdogan says Syria operation against Kurdish militants can come at any moment

@realDonaldTrump #BREAKING UN says 'preparing for the worst' from Turkey's Syria operation

@realDonaldTrump #BREAKING Turkey will not allow Islamic State group to return: presidency

@realDonaldTrump #UPDATE US forces in Syria started pulling back on Monday from Turkish border areas, opening the way for Ankara's threatened military invasion and heightening fears of a jihadist resurgence u.afp.com/JRiF

@realDonaldTrump #BREAKING EU warns Turkey operation in Syria will harm civilians: spokeswoman

@realDonaldTrump #BREAKING US President Trump says Turkey, Kurds have to 'figure the situation out' after US pullback

@realDonaldTrump VIDEO: Thousands demonstrate in a predominantly Kurdish area on the Syrian border with Turkey against threats of an offensive by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

@realDonaldTrump #UPDATE Donald Trump's abrupt reversal of policy in Syria has plunged his presidency into even deeper isolation, right when the ex-real estate tycoon needs all the allies he can get to defeat impeachment
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@realDonaldTrump #BREAKING Trump says he will 'obliterate' Turkey's economy if it acts 'off limits' in Syria

@realDonaldTrump #BREAKING US does not endorse Turkish operation in northern Syria: Pentagon

#BREAKING Pentagon warns Turkey of "destabilizing consequences" of actions in Syria

@realDonaldTrump #BREAKING Syria pullback concerns "very small number" of troops on Turkish border: US official

#BREAKING Top Senate Republican warns "precipitous" Syria pullout benefits Russia, Iran

#BREAKING The US has redeployed only 50-100 troops away from Syria's northern border as Turkish troops threaten to cross, a senior administration official said, denying reports that Washington pulling out completely from the country

#UPDATE US President Donald Trump warned Turkey Monday against going too far in Syria, one day after giving Ankara a green light to invade its southern neighbor, sparking panic among Washington's Kurdish allies u.afp.com/JRpv

European powers warned against a threatened Turkish offensive in northern Syria, saying the move, which has been facilitated by a US pullout, would boost the Islamic State group and spark a new refugee crisis u.afp.com/JRGJ