President Donald Trump's decision to pull US troops from Syria was made without deliberation, left allies "bewildered" and has rejuvenated the Islamic State group, the official formerly in charge of fighting the jihadists said Friday.

Trump giving 'new life' to IS, former envoy says

The US-led coalition battling Islamic State added to confusion surrounding the US withdrawal from Syria on Friday by declaring that it had started the pullout process but US officials later clarified that only equipment, not troops, had exited the country.

US-led coalition withdrawing 'only equipment, not troops' from Syria: Officials

The US-led coalition in Syria has begun withdrawing its troops, a spokesman said Friday, less than a month after US President Donald Trump made his shock announcement.

US-led coalition says Syria withdrawal has begun

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Thursday the United States and its allies would chase all Iranian troops from Syria, and urged Middle East nations to forge a common stand against Tehran.

Pompeo vows to expel 'every last Iranian boot' from Syria

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that a full US troop withdrawal from Syria announced by President Donald Trump last month will go ahead despite widespread criticism.

US troop withdrawal from Syria will happen: Mike Pompeo

US President Donald Trump's national security adviser on Sunday set out conditions for the withdrawal of American troops from Syria, saying the defence of allies must first be assured.

National security advisor John Bolton sets conditions for US Syria withdrawal

'President Trump makes a speciality of talking in very black and white terms about what's happening in the world,' Hunt told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Trump has 'black and white' world view: UK foreign minister

In the phone call two weeks ago, Trump had been expected to deliver a standard warning to the Turkish president over his plan to launch a crossborder attack targeting US-backed Kurdish forces in northeast Syria, US officials say.

Syrian surprise: How Trump's phone call changed the war

As far as Gulf leaders are concerned, President Donald J Trump demonstrated with his announced US troop withdrawals from Syria and Afghanistan that his insistence that the “world is a dangerous place” has never been truer.

US withdrawal of troops: Middle Eastern leaders left without a reliable ally

Turkey has sent reinforcements to the border with Syria, Turkish media reported on Monday after Washington ordered the withdrawal of its ground forces from the war-ravaged nation.

Turkey has sent military reinforcements to Syria border: Reports

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned on Thursday, a day after President Donald Trump stunned the US establishment by ordering a troop withdrawal from Syria. In a letter to Trump, the 68-year-old Pentagon chief said his political outlook, which cherishes traditional alliances, could no longer be reconciled with that of the president, who has poured scorn on longstanding partnerships and repeatedly sought closer ties with Russia.

US defense secretary Jim Mattis quits; cites differences with Trump

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