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Politics Trump feuds with Susan Rice over Syria

16:00  19 october  2019
16:00  19 october  2019 Source:   thehill.com

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President Trump exchanged barbs with former Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice over Syria after she sharply criticized his policy on Friday night.

Susan Rice, Donald Trump wearing a suit and tie: After President Trump attacked her on Twitter, former national security adviser Susan Rice hit back. © Getty After President Trump attacked her on Twitter, former national security adviser Susan Rice hit back.

"It's going nowhere good," Rice said of Trump's Middle East policy during an appearance on Bill Maher's show late Friday, pointing to Trump's decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria earlier this month ahead of a Turkish offensive in the region.

Rice added that Trump effectively ceded "a portion of northern Syria — Kurdish homeland — to the Turks" and predicted that "ISIS is going to come back."

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Trump later attacked Rice on Twitter, saying she was a "disaster" during her tenure as national security adviser.

"Susan Rice, who was a disaster to President Obama as National Security Advisor, is now telling us her opinion on what to do in Syria. Remember RED LINE IN THE SAND? That was Obama. Millions killed! No thanks Susan, you were a disaster," he wrote.

  • Slide 1 of 61: Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters on an armoured personnel carrier drive to cross the border into Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. Fighting continued in a northeast Syrian border town at the center of the fight between Turkey and Kurdish forces early Friday, despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire that went into effect overnight.
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    Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters on an armoured personnel carrier drive to cross the border into Syria, in Akcakale, Turkey, on Oct. 18. Turkish forces appeared to continue shelling the town despite yesterday's announcement, by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, that Turkey had agreed to a ceasefire in its assault on Kurdish-held towns near its border.
  • Slide 2 of 61: Students display protest banners reading 'Now and always resistance' against the ongoing Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, at the Turkish Consulate in Milan, northern Italy, 18 October 2019.
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    Students display protest banners reading 'Now and always resistance' against the ongoing Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, in Milan, Italy, on Oct. 18.
  • Slide 3 of 61: Vice President Mike Pence greets U.S. troops after speaking at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019.
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    Vice President Mike Pence greets U.S. troops after speaking at Ramstein Air Force Base, on Oct. 18.
  • Slide 4 of 61: People react as the body of a man killed during Turkish shelling in the area surrounding the Syrian Kurdish town of Ras al-Ain arrives at a hospital in the nearby town of Tal Tamr following the announced ceasefire on October 18, 2019.
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    People react as the body of a man killed during Turkish shelling in the area surrounding the Syrian Kurdish town of Ras al-Ain arrives at a hospital in the nearby town of Tal Tamr following the announced ceasefire on Oct. 18.
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    Riot police stand guard near the Turkish Consulate during a students' demonstration against the ongoing Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, in Milan, Italy, on Oct. 18.
  • Slide 5 of 61: Riot police stand guard near the Turkish Consulate during a students' demonstration against the ongoing Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, in Milan, northern Italy, 18 October 2019.
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    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during his meeting with foreign journalists in Istanbul, Turkey on Oct. 18.
  • Slide 6 of 61: ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 18: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during his meeting with foreign journalists at Dolmabahce Office in Istanbul, Turkey on October 18, 2019.
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    Turkish army vehicles are seen on a road near the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar, Turkey, on Oct. 18.
  • Slide 7 of 61: Turkish army vehicles are seen on a road near the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 18, 2019.
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    A woman reacts as the body of a man killed during Turkish shelling in the area surrounding the Syrian Kurdish town of Ras al-Ain arrives at a hospital following the announced ceasefire on Oct. 18.
  • Slide 8 of 61: TOPSHOT - A woman reacts as the body of a man killed during Turkish shelling in the area surrounding the Syrian Kurdish town of Ras al-Ain arrives at a hospital in the nearby town of Tal Tamr following the announced ceasefire on October 18, 2019.
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    Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, as seen from the Turkish border town on Oct. 18 in Ceylanpinar, Turkey. 
  • Slide 9 of 61: CEYLANPINAR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 18: Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, as seen from the Turkish border town on October 18, 2019 in Ceylanpinar, Turkey. Turkish forces appeared to continue shelling the town despite yesterday's announcement, by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, that Turkey had agreed to a ceasefire in its assault on Kurdish-held towns near its border.
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    People poses with a Turkish flag while Turkish-backed Syrian fighters move by with armored vehicles from the Northern Syria for a military operation in Sanliurfa, Turkey, on Oct. 18. The USA and Turkey have reached a deal to suspend a Turkish military offensive in northern Syria for 120 hours, demanding Kurdish forces to withdraw from a designated 'safe zone' on the northern border.
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    Syrian displaced children, who fled violence after the Turkish offensive in Syria, gesture as they get their food from Barzani charity at a refugee camp in Bardarash on the outskirts of Dohuk, Iraq on Oct. 18.
  • Slide 10 of 61: People poses with a Turkish flag while Turkish-backed Syrian fighters move by with armored vehicles from the Northern Syria for a military operation in Kurdish areas, near the Syrian border, in Akcakale district in Sanliurfa, Turkey, 18 October 2019. The USA and Turkey have reached a deal to suspend a Turkish military offensive in northern Syria for 120 hours, demanding Kurdish forces to withdraw from a designated 'safe zone' on the northern border. Turkey launches offensive targeting Kurdish forces in north-eastern Syria, Sanliurfa - 18 Oct 2019
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    Vice President Mike Pence talks to members of the media regarding his earlier meeting with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey. Pence says United States and Turkey have agreed Thursday to a cease-fire in Syria.
  • Slide 11 of 61: Syrian displaced children, who fled violence after the Turkish offensive in Syria, gesture as they get their food from Barzani charity at a refugee camp in Bardarash on the outskirts of Dohuk, Iraq October 18, 2019.
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    Vice President Mike Pence meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace for talks on the Kurds and Syria on Oct. 17, in Ankara, Turkey.
  • Slide 12 of 61: U.S Vice President Mike Pence, talks to members of the media regarding his earlier meeting with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. Pence says United States and Turkey have agreed Thursday to a cease-fire in Syria.()
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    Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters drive past graffiti of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk as they cross the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa, on Oct. 17.
  • Slide 13 of 61: Vice President Mike Pence meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace for talks on the Kurds and Syria, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Ankara, Turkey. ()
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    Defense Secretary Mark Esper, (L), and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley walk to a closed door Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to brief senators on the situation in Syria and the wider region on Oct. 17, in Washington, DC.
  • Slide 14 of 61: Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters on a pick up truck, drive past a graffiti of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk as they cross the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. ()
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    Syrian women who were displaced by the Turkish military operation in northeastern Syria line up to receive aid and food supplies, at the Bardarash refugee camp, north of Mosul, Iraq, on Oct. 17.
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    A Syrian woman with her children, who were displaced by the Turkish military operation in northeastern Syria, wait to receive a tent and other aid supplies at the Bardarash refugee camp, north of Mosul, Iraq, on Oct. 17.
  • Slide 15 of 61: WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 17: U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, (L), and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley walk to a closed door Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to brief Senators on the situation in Syria and the wider region, at the U.S. Capitol on October 17, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by )
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    Turkish-backed Syrian fighters drive down a street in the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad, on Oct. 17.
  • Slide 16 of 61: Syrian women who were displaced by the Turkish military operation in northeastern Syria line up to receive aid and food supplies, at the Bardarash refugee camp, north of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. Hundreds of refugees have crossed into Iraq in the past week, mostly through unofficial border points. On Wednesday, a first group of 890 people were bused to the Bardarash camp, in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, which up until two years ago housed displaced people from the Iraqi city of Mosul.()
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    Children watch as army tanks are transported on trucks in the outskirts of the town of Akcakale, Turkey, on Oct. 17.
  • Slide 17 of 61: A Syrian woman with her children, who were displaced by the Turkish military operation in northeastern Syria, wait to receive a tent and other aid supplies at the Bardarash refugee camp, north of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. Hundreds of refugees have crossed into Iraq in the past week, mostly through unofficial border points. On Wednesday, a first group of 890 people were bused to the Bardarash camp, in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, which up until two years ago housed displaced people from the Iraqi city of Mosul. ()
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    In this photo from the border between Turkey and Syria, flames and smoke billow from a big fire in Ras al-Ayn, Syria, caused by bombardment by Turkish forces, on Oct. 16.
  • Slide 18 of 61: Turkish-backed Syrian fighters drive down a street in the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad on October 17, 2019, as Turkey and its allies continue their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria. - US Vice President Mike Pence met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to push for a ceasefire in Syria after Ankara rebuffed international pressure to halt its deadly offensive against Kurdish forces. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP) (Photo by )
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    This picture taken on Oct. 17, from the Turkish side of the border with Syria shows Turkish army soldiers manning an armored vehicle as women and children pass by near the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain.
  • Slide 19 of 61: Children watch as army tanks are transported on trucks in the outskirts of the town of Akcakale, in Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, at he border of Syria, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, heading a delegation that includes Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien, arrived in Turkey on Thursday, a day after Trump dismissed the very crisis he sent his aides on an emergency mission to douse.()
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    U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walk at the residence of U.S. ambassador in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 17.
  • Slide 20 of 61: In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, flames and smoke billow from a big fire in Ras al-Ayn, Syria, caused by bombardment by Turkish forces, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Wednesday on Syrian Kurdish fighters to leave a designated border area in northeast Syria 'as of tonight' for Turkey to stop its military offensive.
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    This picture taken on Oct. 17, from the Turkish side of the border with Syria shows smoke and fire rising from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain during the Turkish offensive against Kurdish groups in northeastern Syria.
  • Slide 21 of 61: This picture taken on October 17, 2019 from the Turkish side of the border with Syria in the Ceylanpinar district city of Sanliurfa shows a Turkish army soldiers manning an armoured vehicle as women and children pass by near the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain during the Turkish offensive against Kurdish groups in northeastern Syria. - Turkish troops and their Syrian proxies gained ground today in Ras al-Ain, a key border town where Kurdish fighters had been putting up stiff resistance, a war monitor said, as Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria accused Turkey of resorting to banned weapons such as napalm and white phosphorus munitions. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Syrian government forces raise a national flag and an image of President Bashar al-Assad at Tabqa air base in norther Syria's Raqa region on Oct. 16. 
  • Slide 22 of 61: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walk at the residence of U.S. ambassador in Ankara, Turkey, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir - RC114EA8D510
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    A woman covers her face as she stands along the side of a road on the outskirts of the town of Tal Tamr near the Syrian Kurdish town of Ras al-Ain on Oct. 16. Smoke plumes of tire fires billowing in the background are meant to decrease visibility for Turkish warplanes.
  • Slide 23 of 61: TOPSHOT - This picture taken on October 17, 2019 from the Turkish side of the border with Syria in the Ceylanpinar district city of Sanliurfa shows smoke and fire rising from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain during the Turkish offensive against Kurdish groups in northeastern Syria. - Turkish troops and their Syrian proxies gained ground today in Ras al-Ain, a key border town where Kurdish fighters had been putting up stiff resistance, a war monitor said, as Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria accused Turkey of resorting to banned weapons such as napalm and white phosphorus munitions. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Displaced people, fleeing from the countryside of the Syrian Kurdish town of Ras al-Ain along the border with Turkey on Oct. 16.
  • Slide 24 of 61: TOPSHOT - Syrian government forces raise a national flag and an image of President Bashar al-Assad at Tabqa air base in norther Syria's Raqa region on October 16, 2019. - Assad's troops have returned to key northern areas for the first time in years in a deal with the Kurds, seeking protection after Trump ordered the withdrawal of some 1,000 US troops. On October 9, the Turkish army and its Syrian proxies launched a broad offensive against Kurdish forces controlling swathes of northeastern Syria. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Syrian National Army members patrol in Tal Abyad within Turkey's Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria, in Tal Abyad, Syria on Oct. 16.
  • Slide 25 of 61: TOPSHOT - A woman covers her face as she stands along the side of a road on the outskirts of the town of Tal Tamr near the Syrian Kurdish town of Ras al-Ain along the border with Turkey in the northeastern Hassakeh province on October 16, 2019, with the smoke plumes of tire fires billowing in the background to decrease visibility for Turkish warplanes during the continuing deadly cross-border Turkish offensive against Syria's Kurdish forces that has sparked an international outcry. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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    An Oct. 9 letter from U.S. President Donald Trump to Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan warning Erdogan about Turkish military policy and the Kurdish people in Syria is seen after being released by the White House in Washington, on Oct. 16.
  • Slide 26 of 61: TOPSHOT - Displaced people, fleeing from the countryside of the Syrian Kurdish town of Ras al-Ain along the border with Turkey, ride a motorcycle together along a road on the outskirts of the nearby town of Tal Tamr on October 16, 2019 as they flee a deadly cross-border Turkish offensive that has sparked an international outcry, with smoke plumes of tire fires billowing in the background to decrease visibility for Turkish warplanes in the area. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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    UNHCR members help a Syrian woman who is newly displaced by the Turkish military operation in northeastern Syria, upon her arrival at the Bardarash camp, Mosul, Iraq, on Oct. 16.
  • Slide 27 of 61: TAL ABYAD, SYRIA - OCTOBER 16: Syrian National Army members patrol in Tal Abyad, which of its city center cleared from PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU, and Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, which Turkey regards as a terror group, within Turkey's Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria, in Tal Abyad, Syria on October 16, 2019. (Photo by Bekir Kasim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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    US Speaker of the House Democrat Nancy Pelosi (R), Senate Minority Leader Democrat Chuck Schumer (C), and House Majority Leader Democrat Steny Hoyer (L) deliver remarks to members of the news media outside the West Wing of the White House following a meeting between President Donald J. Trump and Congressional leaders, in Washington, on Oct. 16. Trump met with Congressional leaders to discuss the US withdrawal from Syria.
  • Slide 28 of 61: An October 9 letter from U.S. President Donald Trump to Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan warning Erdogan about Turkish military policy and the Kurdish people in Syria is seen after being released by the White House in Washington, U.S. October 16, 2019.
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    Police officers stand guard during a Kurdish demonstration against Turkish military operations and a counter-demonstration of Turks, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on Oct. 16.
  • Slide 29 of 61: UNHCR members helps a Syrian woman who is newly displaced by the Turkish military operation in northeastern Syria, upon her arrival at the Bardarash camp, north of Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. The camp used to host Iraqis displaced from Mosul during the fight against the Islamic State group and was closed two years ago. The U.N. says more around 160,000 Syrians have been displaced since the Turkish operation started last week, most of them internally in Syria.
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    Pro-Kurdish people shout slogans as they march during a protest in Brussels, on Oct. 16.
  • Slide 30 of 61: US Speaker of the House Democrat Nancy Pelosi (R), Senate Minority Leader Democrat Chuck Schumer (C), and House Majority Leader Democrat Steny Hoyer (L) deliver remarks to members of the news media outside the West Wing of the White House following a meeting between US President Donald J. Trump and Congressional leaders, in Washington, DC, USA, 16 October 2019. Trump met with Congressional leaders to discuss the US withdrawal from Syria.
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    A Syrian girl who is newly displaced by the Turkish military operation in northeastern Syria sits in a bus upon her arrival at the Bardarash camp in Iraq, on Oct. 16. 
  • Slide 31 of 61: Police officers stand guard during Kurds demonstration against the Turkish military operations in northern Syria, and a counter-demonstration of Turks, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 16 October 2019.
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    People gather in front of the Italian Chamber of Deputees to express support for the Kurds in Syria and call for government action in Rome, on Oct. 16.
  • Slide 32 of 61: Pro Kurdish people shout slogans as they march during a protest in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Turkey's invasion of northern Syria, and the subsequent threats of sanctions and criticism brandished by fellow members of NATO over the offensive, is on the verge of sparking a new crisis at the world's biggest military alliance.
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    Hundreds of people gather to protest against the Turkish invasion in Kurdish territories, on Oct. 16, in Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Slide 33 of 61: A Syrian girl who is newly displaced by the Turkish military operation in northeastern Syria, weeps as she sits in a bus upon her arrival at the Bardarash camp, north of Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. The camp used to host Iraqis displaced from Mosul during the fight against the Islamic State group and was closed two years ago. The U.N. says more around 160,000 Syrians have been displaced since the Turkish operation started last week, most of them internally in Syria.
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    The U.N.'s special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, left, meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, in Damascus, Syria, on Oct. 16. Pedersen said there must be a cessation of hostilities between Turkish troops and Kurdish fighters as the world is "extremely alarmed by the humanitarian consequences of the crisis."
  • Slide 34 of 61: People gather in front of the Italian Chamber of Deputees to express support for the Kurds in Syria and call for government action. Rome, 16th of October 2019.
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    People cheer as Turkish military vehicles drive on a street in the Turkish border town of Akcakale in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, on Oct. 16.
  • Slide 35 of 61: Several hundreds of people gather to protest against the Turkish invasion in Kurdish territories in northern Syria in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. The protesters, waving Kurdish flags as well as placards pledging support for Syria's Kurdish population, chanted slogans condemning Turkey's military action and urged for the withdrawal of Turkish forces.
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    An armored personnel carrier transports Turkey-backed Syrian fighters on Oct. 16.
  • Slide 36 of 61: In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, the U.N.'s special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, left, meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Pedersen said there must be a cessation of hostilities between Turkish troops and Kurdish fighters as the world is
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    A convoy of pickup trucks transports Turkey-backed Syrian fighters on the road on the Turkish border on Oct. 16.
  • Slide 37 of 61: People cheer as Turkish military vehicles drive on a street in the Turkish border town of Akcakale in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 16, 2019.
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    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling party legislators at the Parliament, in Ankara, on Oct 16. Erdogan called Wednesday on Syrian Kurdish fighters to leave a designated border area in northeast Syria 'as of tonight' for Turkey to stop its military offensive, defying pressure on him to call a ceasefire and halt its incursion into Syria.
  • Slide 38 of 61: An armoured personnel carrier transports Turkey-backed Syrian fighters on the road between the Syrian towns of Tal Abyad and Kobani on the Turkish border on October 16, 2019 as Turkey and its allies continue their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria.
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    Kurdish community members in Ukraine protest against the ongoing Turkish military operation in Northern Syria against Kurdish forces, in front of the US embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, on Oct. 16.
  • Slide 39 of 61: A convoy of pickup trucks transports Turkey-backed Syrian fighters on the road between the Syrian towns of Tal Abyad and Kobani on the Turkish border on October 16, 2019 as Turkey and its allies continue their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria.
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    Activists of the organization 'Women Defend Rochava' show the victory sign during a protest against the military operation of Turkey in the Kurdish areas in north-eastern Syria at the Federal press conference (Bundespressekonferenz) during a government's press conference in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 16.

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  • Slide 40 of 61: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling party legislators at the Parliament, in Ankara, Wednesday, Oct 16, 2019.
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    A man look with binoculars from the Turkish side of the border at Ceylanpinar district, in Sanliurfa, smoke rising from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, on the eighth day of Turkey's military operation against Kurdish forces, on Oct. 16.
  • Slide 41 of 61: Kurdish community members in Ukraine protest against the ongoing Turkish military operation in Northern Syria against Kurdish forces, in front of the US embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, 16 October 2019.
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    Kurdish Syrian civilians flee the town of Kobani on the Turkish border on Oct. 16.
  • Slide 42 of 61: Activists of the organization 'Women Defend Rochava' show the victory sign during a protest against the military operation of Turkey in the Kurdish areas in north-eastern Syria at the Federal press conference (Bundespressekonferenz) during a government's press conference in Berlin, Germany, 16 October 2019.
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    Turkish forces fire rockets toward targets in Ras al-Ayn, Syria, on Oct. 15.

  • Slide 43 of 61: A man look with binoculars from the Turkish side of the border at Ceylanpinar district, in Sanliurfa, smoke rising from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, on the eighth day of Turkey's military operation against Kurdish forces, on October 16, 2019.
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    Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters give bread to civilians in the border town of Tal Abyad, Syria, on Oct. 15.

  • Slide 44 of 61: Kurdish Syrian civilians flee the town of Kobani on the Turkish border on October 16, 2019 as Turkey and its allies continue their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria.
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    Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain on Oct. 15.

  • Slide 45 of 61: In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Turkish forces fire rockets towards targets in Ras al-Ayn, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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    A Syrian woman flees the battle zone in and around the northern flashpoint town of Ras al-Ain on the border with Turkey on Oct. 15.
  • Slide 46 of 61: Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters give bread to civilians in the border town of Tal Abyad, Syria, October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
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    Mourners attend the funeral of five Syrian Democratic Forces' fighters killed in battles against Turkey-led forces in the flashpoint town of Ras al-Ain along the border, on Oct. 14 in the Syrian Kurdish town of Qamishli. 
  • Slide 47 of 61: This picture taken on October 15, 2019 shows smoke rising from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, from the Turkish side of the border at Ceylanpinar district in Sanliurfa, on the first week of Turkey's military operation against Syrian Kurdish fighters.
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    Locals welcome Syrian regime forces as they arrive at the western entrance of the town of Tal Tamr in the countryside of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on Oct. 14.
  • Slide 48 of 61: A Syrian woman fleeing the battle zone between Turkey-led forces and Kurdish fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in and around the northern flashpoint town of Ras al-Ain on the border with Turkey, arrives along with Syrian Arab and Kurdish civilians in the city of Tal Tamr on the outskirts of Hasakeh on October 15, 2019.
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    A man kisses a poster of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during show of support for Turkey's operation in Syria, in the border town of Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, on Oct. 14.
  • Slide 49 of 61: Mourners attend the funeral of five Syrian Democratic Forces' fighters killed in battles against Turkey-led forces in the flashpoint town of Ras al-Ain along the border, on October 14, 2019 in the Syrian Kurdish town of Qamishli. - The Syrian regime sent troops towards the Turkish border today to contain Ankara's deadly offensive against the Kurds, stepping in for US forces due to begin a controversial withdrawal.
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    A photo shows a flag of Syrian National Army (SNA) is being waved after it hung Tal Abyad town in northern Syria, on Oct. 14.
  • Slide 50 of 61: Locals welcome Syrian regime forces as they arrive at the western entrance of the town of Tal Tamr in the countryside of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on October 14, 2019.
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    A Turkish-backed Syrian fighter peeks from a hole during clashes with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Oct. 14, in Syria's northeastern town of Ras al-Ain in the Hasakeh province along the Turkish border.
  • Slide 51 of 61: A man kisses a poster of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during show of support by about a dozen people for Turkey's operation in Syria, in the border town of Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019.
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    Syrians return to their homes in the town of Ayn al-Arus, south of the border town of Tal Abyad, on Oct. 14, after it was taken over by Turkish-backed Syrian fighters during their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria.
  • Slide 52 of 61: A photo shows a flag of Syrian National Army (SNA) is being waved after it hung Tal Abyad town in northern Syria, having cleared it of PKK terror group and the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, which Turkey regards as a terror group, during Turkey's Operation Peace Spring, on October 14, 2019.
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    Palestinian demonstrators wave their national flag and the Turkish flag in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 14, during a demonstration in support of Turkey's military offensive in northern Syria.
  • Slide 53 of 61: A Turkish-backed Syrian fighter peaks from a hole during clashes with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on October 14, 2019, in Syria's northeastern town of Ras al-Ain in the Hasakeh province along the Turkish border as Turkey and its allies continue their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria.
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    In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, smoke billows from fires on targets in Ras al-Ayn, Syria, caused by bombardment by Turkish forces, on Oct. 13.

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  • Slide 54 of 61: Syrians return to their homes in the town of Ayn al-Arus, south of the border town of Tal Abyad, on October 14, 2019, after it was taken over by Turkish-backed Syrian fighters during their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria.
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    People carry a man after a mortar fired from inside Syria hit a building in Akcakale, Turkey, at the border with Syria, on Oct. 13.

  • Slide 55 of 61: Palestinian demonstrators wave their national flag and the Turkish flag in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 14, 2019, during a demonstration in support of Turkey's military offensive in northern Syria.
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    A police forensic officer collects evidence from a building damaged by a mortar fired from inside Syria, in Akcakale, on Oct. 13.

  • Slide 56 of 61: In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, smoke billows from fires on targets in Ras al-Ayn, Syria, caused by bombardment by Turkish forces, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected offers for mediation with Syrian Kurdish fighters as the Turkish military continues its offensive against them in northern Syria. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
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    A photo taken from Turkey's Sanliurfa shows a flag of Syrian National Army being waved near the customs gate, located at Turkish border of the Tal Abyad town, after it was cleared of PKK terror group and the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, which Turkey regards as a terror group, in Turkey's Operation Peace Spring, on Oct. 13.

  • Slide 57 of 61: People carry a man after a mortar fired from inside Syria hit a building in Akcakale in Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, at the border with Syria, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Turkey's official news agency says allied Syrian forces have captured the town Suluk in the fifth day of the Turkish offensive in northeast Syria.(AP Photo)
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    Turkish military vehicles carrying tanks head to the Syrian border as farmers work in a cotton field on Oct. 12, in Akcakale, Turkey.
  • Slide 58 of 61: A police forensic officer collects evidence from a building damaged by a mortar fired from inside Syra, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Incoming shells fired from northeastern Syria hit the house earlier on Sunday. Two residents were at the house and were evacuated. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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    Representatives of the League of Arab states attend an emergency meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Oct. 12, to discuss Turkey's offensive on Syria.
  • Slide 59 of 61: SANLIURFA, TURKEY - OCTOBER 13: A photo taken from Turkey's Sanliurfa shows a flag of Syrian National Army is being waved near the customs gate, located at Turkish border of the Tal Abyad town, after it was cleared of PKK terror group and the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, which Turkey regards as a terror group, in Turkey's Operation Peace Spring, on October 13, 2019. (Photo by Esber Ayaydin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
  • Slide 60 of 61: Turkish military vehicles carrying tanks head to the Syrian border as farmers work in a cotton field on Oct. 12, in Akcakale, Turkey.
  • Slide 61 of 61: Representatives of the League of Arab states attend an emergency meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Oct. 12, to discuss Turkey's offensive on Syria.

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US jets destroy anti-ISIS coalition base in Syria after withdrawal, official says

US jets destroy anti-ISIS coalition base in Syria after withdrawal, official says Two Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) F-15 jets destroyed a base that was the headquarters of the anti-ISIS coalition in northern Syria on Wednesday after it had been vacated, according to a military official.OIR Spokesman Col. Myles Caggins III said the fighter jets "successfully conducted a pre-planned precision airstrike at the Lafarge Cement Factory to destroy an ammunition cache and reduce the facility’s military usefulness.

Rice then responded that Trump had told her at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Dinner that she had been "unfairly treated" and "was doing a great job."

"Then why did you come up and hug me at 2015 WHCD when I'd never met you (which was totally gross) and whisper in my ear that I had been 'very unfairly treated' over Benghazi and 'was doing a great job for the country'?" she tweeted.

When asked by The Hill at the time about his embrace with Rice, Trump said, "She's got the toughest job."

"She's a good woman," he added. "And nothing in life is easy, there's no question about it."

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Rare visits to two prisons for former residents of Islamic State-held territory in northeastern Syria by The New York Times this week laid bare the enormity of a growing legal and humanitarian crisis that the world has largely chosen to ignore. As the Islamic State's self-declared caliphate collapsed in Syria, tens of thousands of men, women and children who had lived in it ended up in squalid camps and crowded prisons run by the Kurdish-led militia that had partnered with the United States to defeat the jihadists.

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