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Kurds saved Christians under ISIS

Despite the peril facing the Kurdish people, Donald Trump is correct to withdraw US troops.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 12, 2019 US President Donald Trump speaks at the Values Voter Summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. - US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the Pentagon would cooperate with the congressional impeachment inquiry -- in an apparent break with President Donald Trump's policy to thwart the probe. Esper said his department would try to comply with a subpoena from House Democrats seeking records relating to the withholding of US military aid to Ukraine. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP)

Dogs of war unleashed

It didn’t take long for the biggest foreign policy mistake of Trump’s presidency to go very wrong.

Cameron Stewart

Syria conflictWorld

***BESTPIX*** CEYLANPINAR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 12: Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, as seen from the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar on October 12, 2019 in Ceylanpinar, Turkey. The military action is part of a campaign to extend Turkish control of more of northern Syria, a large swath of which is currently held by Syrian Kurds, whom Turkey regards as a threat. U.S. President Donald Trump granted tacit American approval to this campaign, withdrawing his country's troops from several Syrian outposts near the Turkish border. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)

Kurds turn to Assad

Syria’s Kurds say Syrian regime forces have agreed to help them fend off Turkey’s invasion as US troops withdraw.

Lefteris Pitarakis and Sarah El Deeb

CommentaryThe Times

Trump plays into Putin’s hands

Russia has been seeking a US retreat from Syria ever since troops were sent there.

Catherine Philp

LettersLetters

Turkey opens door for ISIS

Scott Morrison got the right balance on Turkey’s invasion of Syria.

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Syrian Arab and Kurdish civilians arrive to Tall Tamr town, in the Syrian northwestern Hasakeh province, after fleeing Turkish bombardment on the northeastern towns along the Turkish border on October 10, 2019. - Syria's Kurds battled to hold off a Turkish invasion on October 9 after air strikes and shelling launched a long-threatened operation that could reshape the country and trigger a humanitarian crisis. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)

Trump seeks ceasefire as hundreds die

Turkish warplanes and artillery have hit Kurdish targets in Syria on the third day of an offensive that has killed hundreds.

Daren Butler

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President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Minneapolis, for a campaign rally. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Giuliani mates nabbed fleeing US

Two associates of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani have been arrested on campaign finance charges as they tried to flee the US.

US ELECTION CAMPAIGN VIOLATIONSThe Wall Street Journal

Igor Fruman, left, and Lev Parnas after their arrests.

Flashy duo traded on Trump ties

The two men indicted for channelling foreign money into US politics loved name-dropping “Trump”.

Julie Bykowicz and Georgi Kantchev

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TOPSHOT - A woman flees with her children amid Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras al-Ain in the Hasakeh province along the Turkish border on October 9, 2019. - Turkey launched a broad assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria today, with intensive bombardment paving the way for an invasion made possible by the withdrawal of US troops. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)

Rewriting the playbook

President’s withdrawal of US forces in Syria causes chaos for all players in region.

Dion Nissenbaum and Vivian Salama

ANALYSISWorld

The worst in Syria certainly cannot be ruled out

The recent relative stability in the most violent country in the world was never sustainable.

Greg Sheridan

US POLITICSThe Wall Street Journal

ROCHESTER, NH - OCTOBER 09: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternate crop.) Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event on October 9, 2019 in Rochester, New Hampshire. For the first time, Biden has publicly called for President Trump to be impeached. Scott Eisen/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Biden backs impeachment

Joe Biden said on Thursday for the first time that Donald Trump should be impeached.

Ken Thomas

World commentaryThe Wall Street Journal

President Donald Trump arrives for an event on "transparency in Federal guidance and enforcement" in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Dems can’t get consensus

Richard Nixon’s inquisitors knew that a strictly partisan impeachment inquiry would fail.

Karl Rove

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AKCAKALE, TURKEY - OCTOBER 09: Turkish soldiers prepare armored vehicles to cross the border into Syria on October 09, 2019 in Akcakale, Turkey. The military action is part of a campaign to extend Turkish control of more of northern Syria, a large swath of which is currently held by Syrian Kurds, whom Turkey regards as a threat. U.S. President Donald Trump granted tacit American approval to this campaign, withdrawing his country's troops from several Syrian outposts near the Turkish border. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)

Risk of never-ending struggle

Full-scale assault could pull Ankara’s forces into a never-ending struggle

Richard Spencer

Turkish invasionThe Times

Smoke billows following Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras al-Ain in the Hasakeh province along the Turkish border on October 9, 2019. - Turkey launched an assault on Kurdish forces in northern Syria with air strikes and explosions reported along the border. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of the attack on Twitter, labelling it "Operation Peace Spring". (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)

PM’s concern over onslaught

Scott Morrison and Marise Payne are ‘deeply troubled’ by Turkey’s attack on Kurdish troops.

Jacquelin Magnay and Olivia Caisley

world commentaryThe Times

Don’t expect world to come knocking

Leavers have high hopes of a closer transatlantic relationship but the US is hard-headed and self-interested.

Daniel FINKELSTEIN

ANALYSISThe Times

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives at a joint news conference after their trilateral meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and members of Bosnia's tripartite presidency, Muslim member Sefik Dzaferovic, Croat member Zeljko Komsic and Bosnian Serb member Milorad Dodik, in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Mixed message sent to both sides

Donald Trump’s thinking out loud has proved rather conservative.

Richard Spencer

Impeachment probeWorld

President Donald Trump stands during a ceremony to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Attorney General Edwin Meese, in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump blocks co-operation

The White House declared it will stop all co-operation with what it termed the ‘illegitimate’ impeachment probe by Democrats.

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HMAS Melbourne, the last of her class, enters the harbour city and her home port of Sydney for the last time as a commissioned warship of the Royal Australian Navy Flotilla. *** Local Caption *** HMAS Melbourne sailed into her home port for the final time. The 138-metre long Guided Missile Frigate arrived at Fleet Base East bringing her 27 years of service at sea to an end. HMAS Melbourne was commissioned in 1992 and has sailed more than 780,000 nautical miles throughout her service life. She deployed to the Middle East eight times and earned battle honours for her service in East Timor, the Persian Gulf and the Middle East. She recently completed a four month deployment through Asia, including conducting international maritime surveillance operations to enforce sanctions against North Korea. HMAS Melbourne will decommission in October.

Why don’t we take defence more seriously?

We aren’t remotely acting to provide for our own security despite a worsening strategic outlook.

Greg Sheridan

WORLD COMMENTARYThe Times

Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighters gather near the Syrian-Turkish border north of Aleppo on October 7, 2019. - US forces in northern Syria started pulling back from areas along the Turkish border ahead of a feared military invasion by Ankara that Kurdish forces say would spark a jihadist resurgence. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement that "US forces withdrew from the border areas with Turkey" in northeast Syria. (Photo by Nazeer Al-khatib / AFP)

Wars will rage regardless

The countries that celebrate themselves for beating ISIS may help create ISIS 2.0.

ROGER BOYES

US troop withdrawalThe Wall Street Journal

Fighters and veterans from the Kurdish women's protection units (YPJ) and the people's protection units (YPG) march in front of the UN headquarters in the northern Kurdish Syrian city of Qamishli during a protest against Turkish threats in the Kurdish region, on October 8, 2019. - Damascus is ready to welcome Syria's Kurds back into the fold after Washington left them to face Turkish military threats alone, a senior official said in comments published today. Ankara has threatened an offensive in Syria against Kurdish militias it considers terrorists and US forces on Monday pulled back from Turkish border areas, opening the way for an invasion President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said could come at any moment. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)

Turkey readies Kurd offensive

Trump insists the US isn’t abandoning Kurdish fighters as Turkey troops prepared to move across the Syrian border.

David Gauthier-Villars

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