WASHINGTON, Dec 22 - Brett McGurk, the special envoy for the global coalition to defeat Islamic State, submitted his resignation on Friday, effective Dec. 31, a US State Department official said on Saturday.

A person familiar with the matter said McGurk has quit because he objected to President Donald Trump's decision to pull out US troops from Syria, a decision followed by the resignation of US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis a day later. CBS reported McGurk's resignation earlier on Saturday.

Reuters