ISIS Caliphate two years ago in red vs. ISIS Caliphate TODAY. (Was even worse in November 2016 before I took office).

ISIS Caliphate two years ago in red vs. ISIS Caliphate TODAY. (Was even worse in November 2016 before I took office).
Published time: 20 Mar, 2019 20:14
US President Donald Trump shows maps depicting the size of the ‘ISIS physical caliphate’ in Washington on March 20, 2019. © Reuters / Kevin Lamarque
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that 400 US soldiers will remain in Syria indefinitely while once again promising a complete defeat of Islamic State terrorists there, specifying that it would be “by tonight.”
Trump had, apparently, been well-prepared to make the revelations, as he faced reporters on Wednesday, equipped with a printed map of “ISIS defeat.” The before / after picture shows what Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS / ISIL) terrorist group used to control “on election day” back in 2016 and how it lost its territory since then.
“When I took it over, it was a mess,” Trump said, pointing at the map. Today “there is no red. In fact, there’s actually a tiny spot which will be gone by tonight. ”
The US president was referring to the Baghouz area in eastern Syria where hundreds of IS terrorists and their families are holed up in a small camp under a fence laid by US-backed Kurdish-led militants. Notably, Trump did not give any credit to the Syrian Army, Russia and other allies for reducing the self-styled caliphate to its current miserable state.
The president also confirmed the decision to leave 400 US troops in Syria – 200 in the north and 200 in the Al-Tanf area at the Jordan border. US troops have been occupying parts of Syria for years, citing the need to fight IS. Such an explanation is particularly dubious when it comes to the Al-Tanf area, since the terrorist group is long gone from there and US troops and their allied militants are facing only Syrian government forces.
While Trump announced an abrupt decision to withdraw from Syria last December, he has flip-flopped on the details since then. The withdrawal of the whole 2,000-strong US contingent promptly went off the table, with Trump agreeing to leave 200 first, and then 400 personnel in the war-torn country.
Baghdad / SNG – The Information Service of the House of Representatives published on Wednesday, the agenda of the House of Representatives for the next four sessions.
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Economy News Baghdad The Minister of Planning, Dr. Nouri Sabah al-Dulaimi, received on Wednesday a delegation from the Association of Iraqi Private Banks headed by Mr. Wadih Nuri al-Hanal, the President of the Association. The meeting discussed the reality of private banks in Iraq and possible ways to enhance their work at the national level. Dr. Nuri al-Dulaimi, during the meeting, the ministry’s keenness to activate the role of the financial and banking sector in Iraq, and to seek to enable private banks to play their developmental role through strengthening partnership with government sector banks. For his part, the delegation of the Association of Iraqi Private Banks highlighted the objectives of the Association and its tasks and its contribution to spreading awareness and banking culture among the staff of banks through seminars, meetings and workshops to improve their work. They expressed their sincere appreciation for the actions of the Minister of Planning during the meeting.
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The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, the improvement of economic conditions in the region, which goes towards progress and good.
Barzani said during a congratulation to Nawruz National Day, “Be assured that the length of mind, steadfastness and softness, are the only way to achieve the goals, and that Kurdistan will go back to good and happiness, economic conditions are starting to improve and we will talk about all issues in the near future and in detail.”
He added, “We have all seen the passage of Kurdistan in a series of crises, such as a war of intimidation and displacement of hundreds of thousands, and the decline of revenues and cut the budget and salaries and the fall of oil prices, so we must start from today calm, our defense war has ended successfully brutal and successful, and began economic recovery, Towards normalization “.
Barzani said that “the days of Norouz are to overcome the old pages and open new pages, so I ask everyone to pay attention to brotherhood, harmony and love.” Everyone must calm down, we must love each other.
“We want the same for others, especially for the brotherly Iraqi people. The Kurdistan Region is a real partner in Iraq and this constitution has been approved,” he said.
“On this occasion, and as Nawrouz is an official Eid in Iraq, I call on the Iraqi government to contribute to enabling the people of Iraq to succeed in brotherhood with the people of Kurdistan,” he said.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Iraq to develop its relationship with Kuwait.
“We encourage the government of Iraq to strengthen its relations with Kuwait,” Pompeo told a news conference with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sabah Khalid al-Hamad al-Sabah.
“There is no change in US policy toward the Middle East peace process,” he said.
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