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| ('theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/16/global-tensions-holding-back-climate-change-fight-says-wef', 28)           | Trump 's " America First " agenda has involved pulling the US out of the 2015 Paris climate change agreement , the introduction of tariffs on imports into the US , the announcement that >>>American troops are being pulled out of Syria<<< and the decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal .                                                                                                                        |
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| ('theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/19/isis-not-defeated-in-syria-despite-trump-claim-says-uk', 1)                   | The British government has contradicted >>>Donald Trump 's claim that Islamic State has been defeated in Syria<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| ('theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/01/trump-no-friend-to-britain-give-him-and-foreign-policies-heave-ho', 22)       | In the Middle East alone , the list includes impetuous US threats to wage war on Iran ; unbalanced attempts to impose a settlement on Palestine , bypassing UN resolutions ; a free hand for Washington 's autocratic Arab proxies in Yemen , Libya and Sudan ; and an uncoordinated >>>troop withdrawal from Syria<<< , undertaken even as Isis regroups .                                                                    |
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| ('theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/21/james-mattis-resignation-trump-erdogan-phone-call', 2)                         | Mattis went to see the president on Thursday afternoon in a last-ditch attempt to change the president 's mind , and argue for standing by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces ( SDF ) , >>>which have taken the lead role<<< in ejecting the Islamic State from its Syrian strongholds .                                                                                                                                 |
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| ('theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/22/trump-syria-move-pleases-dictators-hands-initiative-to-isis', 1)               | Donald Trump 's >>>sudden decision to pull US troops out of Syria<<< , and slash the numbers deployed in Afghanistan , came as a nasty shock to Britain , regional allies such as Israel , and to many in his own administration and Republican party .                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/26/trump-iraq-visit-us-troops-shutdown', 26)                                      | But he defended his >>>decision to withdraw<<< all 2,000 US troops from Syria .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| ('theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/31/trump-slows-syria-pullout-claims-hero-status-isis', 2)                         | The tweeted comment on Monday came the day after a senior Republican senator said the US president had promised to stay in Syria to finish the job of destroying the Islamic State group – days after he >>>shocked allies , and his own military establishment<<< , by saying troops were coming home .                                                                                                                       |
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| ('theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/05/joseph-votel-central-command-syria-withdrawal-not-consulted', 2)               | The US military commander overseeing American troops in the Middle East has told a Senate hearing that he was not consulted ahead of >>>Donald Trump 's surprise decision<<< in December to pull US troops out of Syria .                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| ('theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/07/john-bolton-ankara-syria-withdrawal-policy-talks', 2)                          | Bolton and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff , Gen Joseph Dunford , are in Turkey , as the secretary of state , Mike Pompeo , is due to begin a tour of Arab capitals on Tuesday , largely to reassure allies and clarify policy after the president 's >>>abrupt announcement last month<<< that the Islamic State had been defeated in Syria and the roughly 2,000 US troops still in the country would be leaving . |
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| ('theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/07/john-bolton-ankara-syria-withdrawal-policy-talks', 15)                         | Bolton said that one of those conditions would be the total destruction of Isis , who the president had >>>claimed had already been defeated<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| ('theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/18/donald-trump-two-years-five-key-policy-areas', 4)                              | While demonising the government in Tehran , Trump has decided not to directly contest Iranian influence in Syria >>>with US troops<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/18/syria-suicide-bomb-manbij-victims', 13)                                        | The attack occurred nearly a month after >>>Donald Trump confounded his own national security team<<< with a surprise decision to withdraw all 2,000 US troops from Syria , declaring Isis had been defeated there .                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| ('theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/29/north-korea-nuclear-weapons-daniel-coats-intelligence', 23)                    | The intelligence report also represented a rejoinder to >>>Trump 's claims of victory over Isis in Syria<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/19/has-isis-been-defeated-in-syria-as-trump-claims', 1)                             | " We have defeated >>>Isis in Syria<<< , " Donald Trump tweeted on Wednesday , " my only reason for being there during the Trump presidency . "                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/20/syria-kurds-trump-troop-withdrawal-isis-turkey', 1)                              | The Kurdish force that has led the ground war against Islamic State in Syria has condemned >>>the White House 's surprise decision<<< to withdraw US troops from the country and claimed it will spark a revival of the terror group .                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/20/thursday-briefing-trump-says-isis-defeated-no-it-isnt-says-uk', 2)               | The British government has strongly rejected Donald Trump 's claim that Islamic State has been defeated after he surprised his own administration and western allies by suggesting that >>>US troops would be withdrawing from Syria<<< .                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/21/trump-plans-to-pull-thousands-of-troops-out-of-afghanistan-report', 13)          | The >>>decision on Syria<<< has bewildered US allies and triggered harsh reaction from Trump 's fellow Republicans in Congress .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/25/turkey-forces-cross-kurdish-held-syria-foreign-minister', 6)                     | Donald Trump surprised his administration and international partners alike last week with an announcement that the >>>2,000 special forces in Syria and airstrikes against Islamic State would cease<<< in the next 60-100 days – a decision which prompted the resignation of both his defence secretary , Jim Mattis , and envoy to the coalition against Isis , Brett McGurk .                                              |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/27/iraq-trump-visit-us-troops-lawmakers-demand-leave', 18)                          | He defended his decision to >>>withdraw 2,000 >>>US<<<<<< >>>troops<<< from neighboring Syria , saying the US military had all but eliminated Isis-controlled territory there .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/29/trapped-in-syria-children-kidnapped-by-isis-who-cant-go-home', 8)                | More than a year later , the international community has failed to bring them home , and the children face an imminent new danger : Donald Trump 's >>>surprise announcement that US troops will withdraw from Syria<<< is likely to embolden Turkey in attacking the Kurdish corner of the country where they are being held .                                                                                                |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/30/syria-year-cemented-assad-victory-trump-us-troops', 1)                           | Donald Trump >>>has announced a rapid troop withdrawal from Syria<<< , shocking everyone including his own generals and diplomats .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/03/turkeys-purchase-of-russian-missile-system-defies-nato', 14)                     | Çavuşoğlu said he understood Trump would keep 200 troops in Syria after >>>pledging to pull all US forces out<<< following a phone call with Erdoğan in December .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/04/us-troops-do-not-have-permission-to-watch-iran-says-baghdad', 17)                | The US is reportedly in negotiations with Baghdad over redeploying some of the 2,000 special forces currently stationed in north-east Syria to American bases in Iraq , following Trump 's >>>surprise decision last December<<< to withdraw from the country .                                                                                                                                                                |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/19/syrian-kurdish-leader-ilham-ahmed-international-force-kurds-turkey-border', 6)   | She was speaking in the wake of the >>>shock announcement by Donald Trump<<< that 2,000 US troops will leave north-west Syria on the basis that Isis had been defeated .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/04/jamal-khashoggi-murder-saudi-arabia-version-us-doubt', 2)                        | The official was speaking to the press before the secretary of state , Mike Pompeo , embarks next week on an tour of eight Arab capitals , seeking to shore up support for US policy , and to reassure allies that the US is not abandoning the region despite >>>Donald Trump 's order for the withdrawal of American troops from Syria<<< .                                                                                  |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/04/jamal-khashoggi-murder-saudi-arabia-version-us-doubt', 21)                       | Another senior official briefing the press before the trip , said that the secretary of state aimed to debunk a " false narrative " that the US was leaving the region , in the wake of >>>Trump 's order for the withdrawal<<< of an estimated 2,000 US troops in Syria .                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/05/two-british-special-forces-soldiers-injured-by-isis-in-syria', 14)               | In December , Trump said he >>>was withdrawing US troops from Syria<<< , claiming Isis had been defeated , although on Saturday a Trump official hinted that some troops might remain .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/08/erdogan-us-bolton-turkey-syria-withdrawal-kurdish', 1)                           | The fresh row between the two Nato allies broke out as the US national security adviser , John Bolton , visited Ankara to row back on a >>>surprise announcement by Donald Trump in December<<< that US forces would leave Syria imminently , abandoning Kurdish proxies who had led its ground war against the Islamic State terror group .                                                                                   |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/11/syria-troop-withdrawal-under-way-says-us-led-coalition', 4)                      | The move comes three weeks after >>>Donald Trump 's surprise announcement<<< ordering the withdrawal of 2,000 US troops and declaring a military victory over Isis , against which US forces had waged a four-year campaign alongside Kurdish forces it had raised for such a purpose .                                                                                                                                        |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/14/pompeo-saudi-arabia-must-hold-jamal-khashoggis-killers-accountable', 7)          | Pompeo 's nine-country tour of the Middle East had been designed to reassure allies of the Trump administration 's commitment to the region in the aftermath of Khashoggi 's death and the furore surrounding the president 's surprise decision to >>>withdraw from Syria<<< .                                                                                                                                                |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/21/turkey-offers-to-take-over-security-syrian-city-of-manbij-erdogan-trump', 1)     | The attack on Monday , in which a suicide bomber drove a car into a checkpoint , emphasised the vulnerability of American troops since the US president declared he was >>>withdrawing 2,000<<< >>>soldiers<<< from northern Syria on the grounds that Islamic State has been defeated .                                                                                                                                       |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/21/turkey-offers-to-take-over-security-syrian-city-of-manbij-erdogan-trump', 13)    | >>>Overruling his<<< >>>security apparatus<<< , Trump announced in December that 2,000 elite US troops would withdraw from Syria , which led to the resignations of his defence secretary , Jim Mattis , and Brett McGurk , the special envoy to the coalition fighting Isis .                                                                                                                                                 |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/31/france-prepares-return-isis-jihadis-us-withdraw', 1)                             | The question of what to do with foreigners who joined Islamic State has become increasingly vexed after the surprise >>>announcement of a troop pullout<<< by the US president , Donald Trump .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| ('theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/27/turkey-safe-zone-northern-syria-unsafe-civilians-human-rights-watch-report', 12) | The latest wave of violence in Syria 's almost nine-year-old war was triggered by Donald Trump 's announcement that >>>US troops would withdraw<<< from Kurdish-held areas of the country .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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