U.S. State Department says special envoy McGurk resigns

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Sat, 22 Dec 2018 - 07:26 GMT

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Reuters

Sat, 22 Dec 2018 - 07:26 GMT

FILE PHOTO: Brett McGurk, U.S. envoy to the coalition against Islamic State, speaks to during news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, March 5, 2016. REUTERS/Hadi Mizban/Pool/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: Brett McGurk, U.S. envoy to the coalition against Islamic State, speaks to during news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, March 5, 2016. REUTERS/Hadi Mizban/Pool/File Photo

WASHINGTON – 22 December 2018: Brett McGurk, the special envoy for the global coalition to defeat Islamic State, submitted his resignation on Friday, effective Dec. 31, a U.S. State Department official said on Saturday.

A person familiar with the matter said McGurk has quit because he objected to President Donald Trump's decision to pull out U.S. troops from Syria, a decision followed by the resignation of U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis a day later. CBS reported McGurk's resignation earlier on Saturday.

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