WASHINGTON — Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, joining Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in an administration exodus of experienced national security figures. McGurk described Trump’s decision as a “shock.”
Associated Press: US envoy to anti-IS coalition quits over Trump’s Syria move
(FILES) In this file photo taken on Oct. 27, 2018, Brett McGurk, US special Presidential Envoy for Iraq and Syria, addresses the 14th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Manama Dialogue in Manama.
