after president abdullah zs with a flick of a band and his bid for a fifth term. his decision came after weeks of mass demonstrations against his twenty year rule. he also postpone an election set for april and promised social and economic reforms. the u.s. backed syrian democratic forces and coalition planes have been pounding the so-called islamic states last auglaize of a bug in eastern syria with artillery fire and air strikes the kurdish led fighters are encountering sniper fire and landmines and moving slowly to avoid losses. u.s. president donald trump's twenty twenty budget proposal has been delivered to capitol hill it reveals that trump is seeking eight point six billion dollars for his mexican border wall and increased spending on defense. so six big cuts to