Trump Freezes Funds for Syrian Recovery, Signaling Pullback
Order to State Department to hold off on spending jibes with president’s call for an early exit. Syrian children and youths watching a U.S. armored-vehicle convoy pass last year on a road to Raqqa, Syria. PHOTO: HUSSEIN MALLA/ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump froze more than $200 million in funds for recovery efforts in Syria as his administration…