Hurricane weeks of across Central America and a record breaking year for atlantic storms. Oh, welcome to the program, our top story, u. S. President , donald trump, will reduce the number of u. S. Forces in afghanistan from 4 and a half 100228, half 1000 before he leaves office. But it wont be the complete withdrawal by christmas that he promised the announcement on shoes day was anticipated, and it was preceded by warnings from military officials that any significant changes in those troop levels could undermine security in afghanistan and threaten peace talks with the taliban. The number of troops in iraq will be cut by 500 in ousmane was made by the acting u. S. Defense secretary, christopher miller, who was only installed in the post last week by january 15th, 2021. Our forces, their size in afghanistan will be 2500 troops, or 4 sides in iraq will also be 2500 by that same day. This is consistent with our established plans and strategic objectives supported by the American People a
They will be doing what they say theyre going to be doing they will be killing terrorists they will be killing some very bad people that will keep that fight going weve. Had tremendous success in afghanistan and the killing of terrorists but its time after d all these years to go and to bring our people back home Gabriel Alexander is in washington explains that president trumps plans for withdrawing troops from afghanistan. Trump did confirm what we believed all along that that he in the near future will be lowering the amount of u. S. Troops in afghanistan to about 8 to 8500 he gave 2 different numbers and spoke so we think its between 88008500 in that range right now the u. S. Has about 12000 troops in afghanistan and then he went on to say that while he hopes that this moves forward successfully and he expects that it will he said that if in his words bad things happen we will go back to afghanistan if we need to this was really the president kind of the sense i got from him is that
Confrontation marked in u. S. Collation in the conflict between turkey and syria. Turkeys defense minister warns the troops will retaliate against and if that it. Also announced Operation Spring shilled and your campaign aimed at pushing Syrian Government troops out of the socalled buffer zone near the border. We do not aim to face off with russia our only aim is to stop syrian regimes most ekers radical groups the displacement of civilians. Turkey has stepped up its military campaign in italy province in response to the deaths of 34 soldiers in strikes on thursday a. Funeral processions in turkey for that that soldiers have turned into rallies calling for revenge in rebel held it live people took to the streets showing support for turkeys Bitter Campaign in northwestern syria in recent fighting in southern it province turkey backed rebel groups recaptured villages they lost a few weeks ago including. Further south Syrian Government forces have launched an offensive to capture asuna ma
A result of the strikes 33 soldiers have been mahsud. Helicopters and ambulances received streaming across the border earlier in the day to evacuate the wounded. Returning to hatay as crowds gathered outside the hospital turkey says its responding by attacking every known Syrian Government target. Or says using it me sarin and also at the same time to alter their forces from the border are strongly hitting the a Defense Systems and many in the nation the pulse of the Regime Forces that situation was he she must be back the Turkish Forces will change everything because from now on the you will see not only the opposition on the ground but also the many more and the fire power of the Turkish Armed forces including to aid force it did that get the developments and have turned back in our favor. Hours earlier president richard had hailed the battlefield successes. Turkey has thousands of troops in it lib supporting rebel forces at war with syrian troops backed by russia turkish airstrikes
The control of our decisions to apply this kind of rigor and approach to to to this disease or for more people have now died from the virus in italy taking the death toll there is who 11 mohamed jew who has been following developments in milan. Well weve heard that 3 of the people you mentioned who died were all over the age of 80 that one was 831 was 84 another was 91 of the 2 of the people who died were in the town of dont you know that here in the lone pretty region of course is also the center of the corona Virus Outbreak in northern italy its the area the town rather are where the 1st locally transmitted case of corona virus was detected thats a 38 year old man who works with you know lever hes the 1st person to been known to have caught the virus here in italy the deaths that you mentioned the people who have died again everybody who has passed away here in italy from the corona virus has been either aged or infirm i dont believe theres been anybody under the age of 65 was passed