For today, links to three reports: from NBC News and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA, WEST BANK, IRAN and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, IRAN and HERE. SYRIA 2-4-25 entry is HERE.) — MCM

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Defense Department drafting plans to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria after recent Trump comments, by Courtney Kube | NBC News  The Defense Department is developing plans to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria, two U.S. defense officials said on Tuesday. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

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FROM FEB. 4  Erdogan hosts Syria’s de facto president, offers ‘support to rebuild.’ From the Cradle. Speaking alongside de facto Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Ankara on Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said . . . READ MORE . . .