![A line of US military vehicles drive through a checkpoint of the Internal Security Forces in Manbij as they head to their base on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city on December 30, 2018. President Donald Trump announced last week that US troops would depart from Syria, leaving Manbij residents dreading a long-threatened attack by Turkey. / AFP / Delil SOULEIMAN](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4HVWGM5UMWDOP4QY2ZLO57IGPM.jpg?smart=true&auth=794fea7254160b1f1e0b86681694c5d08f7e79dbd06c06079eb345a5582e0448&width=400&height=225)
US military vehicles head to their base on the outskirts of Manbij, Syria on December 30, 2018. AFP
US military vehicles head to their base on the outskirts of Manbij, Syria on December 30, 2018. AFP
Donald Trump considering delay to US withdrawal from Syria
Pullout plan is being re-evaluated, Senator Lindsey Graham says after two-hour meeting with US president
Joyce Karam
31 December, 2018