Surprise U.S. Announcement of Troop Pull-out, Violence in Run-up to Congo Elections, Global Notes: Surabhi Ensemble Celebrates WBEZ Host Tony Sarabia’s Last Hurrah!

By Worldview Staff
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In this Wednesday, April 4, 2018 file photo, a U.S. soldier sits on an armored vehicle at a newly installed position, near the tense front line between the U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council and the Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. Even as President Donald Trump mulls a U.S. pullout, insisting that the Islamic State is “almost completely defeated,” the extremist group is showing signs of resurgence in Syria. A potential IS comeback puts both the U.S. and Russia in an awkward position, after the leaders of both countries declared in recent months that they have won or nearly completed their respective wars on terror. Hussein Malla / AP Photo
In this Wednesday, April 4, 2018 file photo, a U.S. soldier sits on an armored vehicle at a newly installed position, near the tense front line between the U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council and the Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. Even as President Donald Trump mulls a U.S. pullout, insisting that the Islamic State is “almost completely defeated,” the extremist group is showing signs of resurgence in Syria. A potential IS comeback puts both the U.S. and Russia in an awkward position, after the leaders of both countries declared in recent months that they have won or nearly completed their respective wars on terror. Hussein Malla / AP Photo
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SYRIA TRUMP IS
In this Wednesday, April 4, 2018 file photo, a U.S. soldier sits on an armored vehicle at a newly installed position, near the tense front line between the U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council and the Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. Even as President Donald Trump mulls a U.S. pullout, insisting that the Islamic State is “almost completely defeated,” the extremist group is showing signs of resurgence in Syria. A potential IS comeback puts both the U.S. and Russia in an awkward position, after the leaders of both countries declared in recent months that they have won or nearly completed their respective wars on terror. Hussein Malla / AP Photo
In this Wednesday, April 4, 2018 file photo, a U.S. soldier sits on an armored vehicle at a newly installed position, near the tense front line between the U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council and the Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. Even as President Donald Trump mulls a U.S. pullout, insisting that the Islamic State is “almost completely defeated,” the extremist group is showing signs of resurgence in Syria. A potential IS comeback puts both the U.S. and Russia in an awkward position, after the leaders of both countries declared in recent months that they have won or nearly completed their respective wars on terror. Hussein Malla / AP Photo
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Surprise U.S. Announcement of Troop Pull-out, Violence in Run-up to Congo Elections, Global Notes: Surabhi Ensemble Celebrates WBEZ Host Tony Sarabia’s Last Hurrah!

By Worldview Staff
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On Today’s Show:

  • This morning President Donald Trump announced on Twitter the U.S. has “defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency.”
  • Tensions are high in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as official presidential elections approach on December 23rd.
  • For nearly a decade, WBEZ’s Tony Sarabia joined Worldview on Wednesdays for Global Notes, a look at international music.