Bolton: No troop withdrawal from Syria until ISIS contained, Kurds protected
By Brett Samuels - 01/06/19 02:04 PM EST
National security adviser John Bolton said Sunday that U.S. forces would not leave Syria until the Islamic State (ISIS) is fully defeated and the Trump administration receives assurances that U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters will be protected.
The Associated Press reported that Bolton laid out the conditions during a trip to Israel for a full U.S. withdrawal.
"There are objectives that we want to accomplish that condition the withdrawal,†Bolton said. “The timetable flows from the policy decisions that we need to implement.â€
The comments provide the clearest indication yet that U.S. forces will not imminently withdraw from Syria, despite President Trump previously stating troops were "coming back now."
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