US anti-Isis envoy Brett McGurk quits over Trump Syria withdrawal

Brett McGurk speaks in Baghdad in 2017. The US envoy to forces fighting to defeat Islamic State has resigned over Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria. Brett McGurk’s resignation follows that of Trump’s defense secretary, James Mattis, who announced his departure this week.

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