U.S. to Pull Out of Syria in Way That Defeats ISIS, Bolton Says

Trump aide says Turkey to coordinate military acts with U.S.
Bolton spends day in Israel affirming commitment to allies

TOPSHOT - US forces, accompanied by Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters, drive their armoured vehicles near the northern Syrian village of Darbasiyah, on the border with Turkey on April 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images)Photographer: DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP

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By Margaret Talev

January 6, 2019 at 11:30 AM UTC

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January 6, 2019 at 7:03 PM UTC

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The U.S. will withdraw troops from northeastern Syria in a way that ensures Islamic State is defeated for good, and will stay until Turkey agrees not to go after the Kurds, the U.S. national security advisor said on Sunday.

John Bolton spent the day in Israel assuring allies that Donald Trump is committed to their protection, weeks after the president announced he was pulling out of Syria and declaring that the jihadist group had been defeated.