Pentagon denies US considering withdrawing troops from South Korea

The US Department of Defense denied The Wall Street Journal's information that Washington allegedly intends to reduce the number of US troops in South Korea.

Pentagon: Reports that U.S. will relocate troops from South Korea 'are not true'

The U.S. military has denied reports that it plans to move 4,500 troops out of South Korea and into Guam and other locations in the Indo-Pacific.

Pentagon: Not Considering Troop Reduction in S. Korea

The Pentagon said Friday it is not considering withdrawing thousands of troops from South Korea, calling its alliance with the country “iron clad.” The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the Pentagon was mulling the redistribution of some 4,500 U.S. troops to other areas in the Indo-Pacific region, including Guam. The Journal reported the idea was floated as part of an informal policy review on dealing with North Korea. “Not true,” chief…

Pentagon denies US considering withdrawing troops from South Korea

The Pentagon on Friday pushed back on a Wall Street Journal report that the Trump administration is considering withdrawing thousands of American troops from South Korea, calling the news “not true.”  The Journal on Thursday first reported that the Defense Department was developing an option to pull out roughly 4,500 troops and move them to other…

U.S. considering pulling some troops from South Korea, WSJ reports

The US denied a media report that Washington is reviewing a proposal to withdraw some of its forces stationed in South Korea.

US Considering Pulling Some Troops from South Korea, Wall Street Journal Reports

South Korea said there have been no discussions with the U.S. over a possible pullback of American troops stationed in the country, after a media report said Washington is reviewing a proposal to withdraw some of its forces.