Tag: Pentagon

• Monday, December 24th 2018 - 09:05 UTC

  Syrian crisis: Trump names Patrick Shanahan acting Defense secretary forcing Mattis to leave earlier

  

  United States president Donald Trump has forced Defense Secretary James Mattis to leave his post early, appointing an acting successor to take over in the new year. General Mattis, 68, strongly hinted at policy differences with Mr. Trump when he resigned on Friday.

• Thursday, December 20th 2018 - 09:09 UTC

  In best US tradition, Trump says IS has been defeated and withdraws troops from Syria

  

  The Trump administration says US troops are being withdrawn from Syria, after the president said the Islamic State (IS) group had been “defeated”. The Pentagon said it was transitioning to the “next phase of the campaign” but did not give details.

• Saturday, May 5th 2018 - 09:08 UTC

  Trump said date and location for meeting with Kim Jong Un has been set

  

  President Donald Trump on Friday said the date and location have been set for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, building suspense for the unprecedented talks, as South Korea said it would oppose a withdrawal of U.S. troops from the area.