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Syria Conflict: US Officials Withdraw Troops After IS 'Defeat'

The Pentagon says its transitioning to the "next phase of the campaign".

President Trump's decision to withdraw US forces from Syria and declare the defeat of the Islamic State group has been heavily criticised by Republicans and Democrats; police in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, have fired tear gas to disperse stone throwing opposition supporters ahead of Sunday's presidential election; and an extreme heatwave in Australia is estimated to have killed more than 23,000 bats.

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