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New York Times:
Hundreds of ISIS Supporters Flee Detention Amid Turkish Airstrikes — The attacks caused about 700 Islamic State families to escape. The American defense secretary said the U.S. would pull out about 1,000 troops from the area. — AKCAKALE, Turkey — Hundreds of relatives …
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Pullback Leaves Green Berets Feeling ‘Ashamed,’ and Kurdish Allies Describing ‘Betrayal’ — WASHINGTON — American commandos were working alongside Kurdish forces at an outpost in eastern Syria last year when they were attacked by columns of Syrian government tanks and hundreds of troops, including Russian mercenaries.
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Trump orders withdrawal of U.S. forces from northern Syria, days after Pentagon downplays possibility — President Trump has ordered a withdrawal of U.S. forces from northern Syria in the face of a Turkish military offensive targeting Kurdish fighters in the region, Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper …
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Washington Post:
U.S. troops withdraw from another Syrian town as Turkish forces block supply lines — BEIRUT — U.S. troops withdrew on Sunday from another town in Syria as Turkish-backed forces pushed deeper inside Syrian territory, seizing positions along a major highway that serves as the U.S. military's main supply route …
Mazloum Abdi / Foreign Policy:
If We Have to Choose Between Compromise and Genocide, We Will Choose Our People — The Kurds' commander in chief explains why his forces are finally ready to partner with Assad and Putin. — The world first heard of us, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), amid the chaos of our country's civil war.
Lefteris Pitarakis / Associated Press:
IS supporters escape as Turkish troops near key Syrian town — AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkish forces approached a key Kurdish-held town in northern Syria on Sunday, setting off clashes that allowed hundreds of Islamic State supporters to escape from a camp for displaced people near a U.S.-led coalition base.
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CBS News:
Transcript: Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on “Face the Nation,” October 13, 2019
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The Daily Beast:
U.S. ‘Withdraws’ Forces to Let Turks Advance on America's Allies
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Bethan McKernan / The Guardian:
At least 750 Isis affiliates escape Syria camp after Turkish shelling
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Ryan Browne / CNN:
Defense secretary says Trump ordered near total withdrawal of troops from northern Syria
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
U.S. forces say Turkey was deliberately ‘bracketing’ American troops with artillery fire in Syria
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
GOP congressman: ‘We all know’ Turkey wouldn't have attacked if U.S. troops remained at border
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George Mesires:
A Statement on behalf of Hunter Biden, dated October 13, 2019 — Hunter Biden's business activities have received significant press attention. Since 2016, I have served as Hunter's lawyer. In recent weeks, I have received numerous questions about those activities, many of which have been shaped …
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Stephanie Baker / Bloomberg:
Hunter Biden Steps Down from Chinese Board as Trump Attacks — Democratic candidate's son releases statement through lawyer — Trump, Giuliani have accused him of unsubstantiated corruption — Hunter Biden is stepping down from the board of a Chinese-backed private equity company …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Ted Cruz: ‘Of course’ Trump was wrong to ask China to probe Bidens — “It's not the business of foreign countries, any foreign countries, to be interfering in our elections,” Cruz said. — Sen. Ted Cruz said Sunday that it was wrong for President Donald Trump to call on China …
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New York Times:
In Show of Support, Trump Meets With Giuliani Over Lunch — The president's multiple shows of support for his personal lawyer on Saturday seemed meant to tamp down questions about Mr. Giuliani's standing. — WASHINGTON — President Trump had lunch on Saturday with Rudolph W. Giuliani amid revelations …
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Bob Hennelly / Salon:
Giuliani was always a fraud. Just ask the FDNY — As the image of “America's Mayor” was being rehabbed, 9/11 families saw how his malfeasance killed their loved ones — The anonymously sourced reports that former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's global fixer …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Giuliani bungling gives Biden a new punchline — 'America's mayor' is now a punchline, fundraising tool and political shield for Joe Biden. — With Rudy Giuliani emerging as the face of Donald Trump's star-crossed operation to dig up dirt on Biden in Ukraine, the former vice president …
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New York Times:
12 Hours. 4 Syrian Hospitals Bombed. One Culprit: Russia. — The Russian Air Force has repeatedly bombed hospitals in Syria in order to crush the last pockets of resistance to President Bashar al-Assad, according to an investigation by The New York Times.
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CBS News:
CBS News Battleground Tracker: Warren extends lead across early states, New Hampshire and draws even with Biden in Iowa — Early-state Democratic voters say President Trump's allegations against Joe Biden have not affected their views of Biden and largely think they aren't true.
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Washington Post:
Trump's envoy to testify that ‘no quid pro quo’ came from Trump — The U.S. ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, intends to tell Congress this week that the content of a text message he wrote denying a quid pro quo with Ukraine was relayed to him directly by President Trump in a phone call …
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Adam Schiff says whistleblower may not testify in impeachment probe — House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff indicated Sunday that the whistleblower at the heart of Democrats' impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump might not testify over concerns about the person's safety.
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Schiff Says Secret Testimony Aimed at Keeping Trump in the Dark
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