US EditionUS Withdrawing All Forces From Syria: Report
- On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported the United States is preparing to withdraw all roughly 1,000 troops from Syria, with the administration weighing a full pullback since January.
- Following a US-brokered agreement, U.S. officials say the pullback follows a deal to reshape Syria's security and integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces into the Syrian army after clashes with the interim government.
- Earlier this month, U.S. Central Command reported transferring 5,700 ISIS fighters from Syria to Iraqi custody, and last week confirmed an orderly U.S. withdrawal from the al-Tanf base.
- The shift raises security concerns because Syrian government forces recently clashed with the SDF and seized Kurdish-held areas, while U.S. bases faced attacks by Iranian-backed groups, according to sources.
- Officials say the withdrawal is not tied to the buildup near Iran, while the USS Gerald R. Ford heads to the area, reflecting bolstered U.S. naval and air forces near Iran.
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After a meeting with Syria's interim president, Donald Trump praised his strength. Now, the US president seems to be planning the end of the military presence in the country.
The United States plans to withdraw the approximately 1,000 soldiers it has stationed in Syria, American media reports citing sources.
The U.S. began the withdrawal of approximately 1,000 military personnel who remain in Syria, as confirmed by three U.S. officials to The Wall Street Journal. The withdrawal, which has already begun on the ground, will be completed within about two months and represents the closure of a military operation that lasted for ten years. Read more
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US Withdrawing All Forces From Syria, Over A Year After Regime Change By Proxy War - Armed Forces Press
Public Domain Posted Zero Hedge Last week we and others reported that American forces finally after many years withdrew from the remote Al-Tanf Garrison, a base in southern Syria near the borders of Iraq and Jordan. US troops had long operated out of Tanf to pressure the Assad government as part of the long-running US-backed regime change project. The US primarily trained the Syrian Free Army (FSA) in that remote desert area - which was an umbre…
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