American soldiers patrol the countryside of Rumaylan (Rmeilan) in the northeastern province of Hasakah, Syria, on June 7, 2023. (Credit: AFP)
More than four months after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the White House is now considering withdrawing the bulk of U.S. troops stationed in Syria, according to two American officials cited by Reuters.Former President Donald Trump had posted on his Truth Social account Dec. 7, 2024, a day before the fall of Assad, “The United States shouldn’t have anything to do there. It’s not our war. Let them fend for themselves. Do not intervene!” “The Department of Defense regularly reallocates its forces based on operational needs and contingencies,” a U.S. official told al-Monitor on April 15, highlighting the “flexible nature of the overall U.S. defense posture.”Roughly 2,000 U.S. troops are currently deployed in Syria, mostly in the northeast, where they support local partners, including the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces...
More than four months after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the White House is now considering withdrawing the bulk of U.S. troops stationed in Syria, according to two American officials cited by Reuters.Former President Donald Trump had posted on his Truth Social account Dec. 7, 2024, a day before the fall of Assad, “The United States shouldn’t have anything to do there. It’s not our war. Let them fend for themselves. Do not intervene!” “The Department of Defense regularly reallocates its forces based on operational needs and contingencies,” a U.S. official told al-Monitor on April 15, highlighting the “flexible nature of the overall U.S. defense posture.”Roughly 2,000 U.S. troops are currently deployed in Syria, mostly in the northeast, where they support local partners, including the Kurdish-led Syrian...
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