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Trump: Saudi Arabia should pay for US troops to remain in Syria
MEE and agencies
Wednesday 4 April 2018 07:28 UTC

Donald Trump says that he wants to "get out" of Syria and bring troops back home unless Saudi Arabia is willing to pay up for American soldiers to stay.

The US president said in a news conference that the main American mission in Syria was "getting rid" of the Islamic State group.

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"We've almost completed that task and will be making a decision very quickly, in coordination with others in the area, as to what we will do," he said.

"Saudi Arabia is very interested in our decision and I said: 'Well, you know, you want us to stay? Maybe you are going to have to pay.'"

Read more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/russias-putin-says-islamic-state-destroyed-syria-841429300