donkey's. storks december twenty ninth on t.w. . this is news coming to you live from berlin president donald trump orders american troops out of syria and provokes a storm of protest from fellow republicans president declares victory over so-called islamic states but senior republicans condemn the pullout as a costly mistake we'll have analysis of trump's surprise move. a safe landing for the crew of the international space station we'll find out from the german commander about his life and work on for the on the sets. and in the book his

league of i'm going to put more pressure on monday at the top of the table it wasn't pretty with two red cards but biden fought their way to a tightly contested one nil victory over leipsic. hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us president trump's decision to withdraw american forces from syria has been met with criticism from both parties in congress leading republicans are calling it a premature and costly mistake one that would benefit a remnant russia others question whether so-called islamic state has in fact been defeated two of america's allies britain and france say isn't finished yet and the battle to clear them out should go all. if president gets his way the

american troops currently in syria will start leaving the country as soon as possible. trump posted a video on twitter explaining his move i've been president for almost two years and we've really stepped it up and we have won against isis we've beaten them and we've beaten him badly we've taken back the land and now it's time for our troops to come back home i get very saddened when i have to write letters or call parents or wives or husbands of soldiers who have been killed fighting for our country it's a great honor we cherish them but it's heartbreaking is no question about it it's heartbreaking now we've won it's time to come back they're getting ready you're going to see him soon these are great american heroes about two thousand american soldiers are currently stationed in syria officially as instructors and advisers to rebel forces that includes kurdish troops with the sitting democratic forces the

s.d.f. who have led the fight against the so-called islamic state the move to spot surprise and outrage from republican lawmakers who called chums actions rash and dangerous. it's a terrible thing for our nation and it's a terrible thing for the. for the allies that we've been working with this terrible thing for the s.p.f. and it's just. it's hard to imagine that any president would wake up and make this kind of decision with this little communication with this little preparation i mean monastery is were like beginning to move out right now. yes. entirely. the withdrawal of u.s. troops is also called the allied nations involved in the anti i asked coalition off guard britain for its part said it continued to view i asked as a threat. well for more on the story i'm joined here in the studio by journalist and syria analyst christian headed back well welcome to the show kristen says the

so-called islamic state has been defeated in syria at least ten american troops will pull out of syria and really say job done not really i mean isis on the so-called islamic state is core not in syria and iraq he border regions there are almost two thousand fighters maybe left so this is the military the military studied it behind that has been fulfilled it's to the the majority of the leaders of isis has been killed that's true but ideologically it's not defeated it lives on in the heads of hundreds of thousands of young men who are not participating politically who are being oppressed who don't see any perspectives for themselves so the u.s. what they have done is just they have being bombed out of syria without even being ready to rebuild for example rocca the so-called capital of isis the people living there in the rebels with mines and they have not taking responsibility even over the regions that they control and this is the conditions that extremists need to

rebuild and you extremist groups it's just a question of time i think and to see a second isis ok so the u.s. is not there in syria alone of course fighting so we're just starting to get some reactions in from europe. allies the french defense minister fronts. polly had this to say islamic state are weaker than ever they have gone into hiding and are fighting as insurgents islamic state have lost more than ninety percent of their territory they don't have the logistics they once had a while she continues islamic state have not been obliterated nor have their roots we must defeat the last pockets of this terrorist organization with military force that suggests that donald trump is alone least when it comes to its alliance with france in fighting i asked there what will happen when u.s. troops if and when u.s. troops pull out of syria will that create

a security vacuum well those that he'll will be filled by took in the north by iran in the east of syria iran is very happy to complete that cory door for weapons transportation from iran through iraq and syria got to live until his to its ally hizbollah and it will be filled by obviously this even vision. to install the kind of graveyard peaceful people you know it depend so renda to his rule but this is not to be mistaken for for stability so no vacuum because everybody step in and write you know the backing will certainly be filled there are enough interests there are people battling there in two thousand and three george w. bush in the u.s. he declared major combat operations to be finished in iraq in two thousand and eleven president obama announced the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan both were criticized for doing so prematurely do you see parallels to trump's announcement concerning syria i see one big peril is that the u.s.

always tends to step out of its engagement without really making sure what comes afterwards but there's a big difference because in syria it's not about the policy inside the country it's not about. the u.s. went to afghanistan they went to iraq to change the ruling regime there this is not the case in syria the us went to syria to fight and now to contain iran so this is regional strategic purposes regime change in damascus it's a complex proxy war there in syria as we know the us has relied heavily on kurdish forces to fight islamic state that's always been a thorn in turkey's side which regards the kurds as terrorists is the news from washington a green light for turkey to move against the kurds i think so and this is the big catastrophe for the kurdish forces for the s d f because for them the us military presence was the only guarantee that president would not start is major offensive

that is underway on the blog or already and i mean we are talking about one third of the syrian territory that is quite stable it's not a democratic rule off this court this party there but it has won it has made sure that this region was not majorly destroyed. by the syrian air force so it was a good deal for the last few he is now if that took this offensive start to this really risk a major destabilization of this whole northeastern area of syria and the kurds now feel betrayed again historically this is something that tends to repeat itself by the west so we've made them you know our partners in fighting isis for the west and now we're letting them down that don't again in this very critical moment christine thank you so much journalist and syria christian helbeck thank you. now to some of the other stories making news around the world today brazil's outgoing president michel tema has been charged with corruption and money

laundering he's under investigation for allegedly taking bribes in exchange for allowing two port contracts to be extended for up to seventy years tema who is due to leave office on the first of january denies the allegations flights from london's gatwick airport are suspended after two drones were spotted flying above the airfield late on wednesday numerous incoming flights have been diverted to other airports authorities say their investigation is still underway flying a drone within a one kilometer of an airport is illegal in britain anyone convicted of the offense could spend five years in jail. and the un general assembly has agreed a long debated migration pact the non-binding deal aims to ensure the safe passage of migrants around the world and promote cooperation among nations five countries voted against it including the us and israel australia and austria were among the twelve nations who abstained citing concerns about sovereignty. of british artist

banksy has confirmed that a new graffiti piece in the welsh town of port talbot is is called season's greetings the image appears on two sides of a garage the locals have now put up a fence to protect this latest work by the famous artist who strives to keep his identity secret. three astronauts separate turned safely to earth after spending more than six months on the international space station their mission proved to be problematic for technical reasons but german commander alexander guest said the return trip at least went smoothly. back from space the soyuz capsule landed in a remote area of kazakhstan german alexander guest american serena anon chancellor and russian sergei procopio have all doing well there were to be there today things went much better they were easier it really is wonderful to be here again to smell

the smell of snow and the earth it's an incredible feeling after not having had it for half a year that. the capsule had been docked onto the international space station i assess home to the astronauts for the past six and a half months things were looking good when the team took off in june but then came a series of problems the replacement teams failed launch meant that many of the planned experiments weren't able to be carried out after four months in space guest became the first german to take over command of the i assess russian astronauts had to carry out a grueling repair on a mysterious hole in the soyuz capsule the craft that would ultimately bring them safely back to earth. some sports sell it in the bonus league when by munich headed into their match with

leipzig they knew they could cut the gap at the top of the elite to six points leaders dortmund slipped up on tuesday and gave beyond that chance. i face coaches knew this was a chance for their teams to pull back some ground stop at the table by and enjoy the best of the opening exchanges and they were we screw away from going in front of gracie the first half of it live in just the phrase three by says gnabry it tonight by the post takes you lashing the lights go with an all important touch. up the other end right sick have their own encounter with the world what macondo had against the cross he beat mats hummels to the full time fortunately for the businesses without rewards. the tight fast hof and not much for these fans to discuss during the break she's fingertips helping to keep things level and he was busy again in the second half thomas moved upright the ball and he's eventually

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cup winner according to the reports and this would join the club on january first when the transfer window open. the world of swimming is losing one of its most prominent figures due to retirement at the age of twenty three missy franklin won five olympic gold medals during a stellar career but the u.s. star as a sonnet to quit because of a chronic shoulder problem. and just before i go a reminder the top story we're following for you here today on the w. news u.s. president donald trump has declared victory over so-called islamic state and is pulling american troops out of syria but the move has provoked protests with senior republicans condemning it as a premature and costly mistake. and three astronauts including german commander alex on the gas have returned to earth more than six months after more than six months on the international space station they landed in remote because extern.

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