i'm jared ray thanks for joining me u.s. president donald trump is backtracking on his policy in northern syria following widespread criticism just a way cough to deciding to pull out u.s. troops they clearing the way for turkey to attack could use forces trump is now cold on turkey to halt its offensive he's called it dangerous and he's threatening sanctions against turkish officials the plan withdrawal of u.s. troops has led kurdish fighters to ally themselves with syria's government which they were previously fighting. well syrian troops heading towards the turkish border 8 years after a sad lost control over northern syria his army is moving back in the kurds who control the region for now will turn to other than to relinquish their hard won autonomy and a list of the syrian government's help. turkish airstrikes and artillery continue to rain down on the border town of ras al-ain for a sick day on the. long turkish track rebel groups have already expelled the kurds from taleb yet another town on the border but a nearby t