Christian Post:Troop Withdrawal 'Sacrifices' Syrian Christians, Gives 'Victory' to Jihadis: Activist

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Troop Withdrawal 'Sacrifices' Syrian Christians, Gives 'Victory' to Jihadis: Activist
By Samuel Smith


A group of Assyrian Christian soldiers just outside their headquarters somewhere in Syria.

President Donald Trump's plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria will have dire consequences for tens of thousands of Assyrian and Kurdish Christians in the northeast, self-administered part of the war-torn Middle Eastern nation, a global affairs expert warned.

It was reported Wednesday that planning is underway for a "full" and "rapid" withdraw of the about 2,000 U.S. troops on the ground in Syria. Trump even went on Twitter to declare that the Islamic State had been defeated and that defeating the group was the only reason for U.S. presence there during his presidency.

However, that decision could make it easier for Turkish-backed jihadi groups to come into the Kurdish-majority areas of northeast Syria and carry out attacks like the one seen last year in the city of Afrin, said a European international relations expert who works closely with the Syrian Christian community. Additionally, it could make it easier for Iran to have greater influence in the region.

Read more at: http://aina.org/news/20181220202736.htm

A lot is being said now and we do need to wait for the dust to settle. One thing is for sure, Christian Post is not going to be what one would call a leftist source.

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Good luck with reelection when a big part of your voting bloc are Evangelicals and other Christians.