US envoy quits after Syria pullout

High-level defections continue to come after Donald Trump's decision

WASHINGTON - A top US envoy leading a global coalition fighting the Islamic State group has quit over US President Donald Trump's decision this week to pull US troops out of Syria, a source familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

Brett McGurk, US special presidential envoy for the global coalition to defeat the militant group, submitted his resignation effective Dec 31 to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday, a State Department official said.