President Donald Trump said Wednesday that U.S. troops are “largely out” of a region of Syria where Turkish forces are attacking the Kurdish fighters who were America’s allies in fighting the Islamic State group.However a U.S. official familiar with planning for the withdrawal of the approximately 1 000 troops in northeastern Syria said that while the soldiers are consolidating onto two main bases they have not yet begun flying out of Syria in significant numbers. Military equipment is being gathered and flown out the official said speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the withdrawal which poses big security risks.
Trump: US troops ‘largely out’ of Syria region
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that U.S. troops are “largely out” of a region of Syria where Turkish forces are attacking the Kurdish fighters who were America’s allies in fighting the Islamic State group.However a U.S. official familiar with planning for the withdrawal of the approximately 1 000 troops in northeastern Syria said that while the soldiers are consolidating onto two main bases they have not yet begun flying out of Syria in significant numbers. Military equipment is being gathered and flown out the official said speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the withdrawal which poses big security risks.
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