Trump to Lift Sanctions on Syria
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The Pentagon said that the drawdown, which will cut the U.S. military presence in Syria by half, comes after recent gains against ISIS.
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US begins pulling hundreds of troops from SyriaThe U.S. military is withdrawing hundreds of troops from Syria, a shift the Pentagon ... “Recognizing the success the United States has had against ISIS, including its 2019 territorial defeat ...
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US Military to Slash Troops in Syria to Under 1,000 (Corrects key word used by some media clients to USA-MILITARY/SYRIA from US-MILITARY/SYRIA) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military will ...
The U.S. military is set to consolidate its presence in Syria over the coming weeks and months, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday, in a move that could reduce the number of troops it has in the country by half.
The departure would return force levels to where they had been for years, after the U.S. and its allies waged a multiyear campaign to defeat ISIS.
President Donald Trump said the US would explore normalizing relations with Syria after the toppling of longtime autocrat Bashar al-Assad, adding to a pledge to lift sanctions against the country’s new government.
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