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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on January 13, 2019, 02:08:52 pm
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Framework for U.S. Withdrawal from Syria 'Approved'
Jeff Seldin – VOA News
U.S. forces in Syria have a plan in place for their much talked about withdrawal, but it will likely not see all of them leave the fight against the Islamic State terror group anytime soon.
The 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria as part of the fight against the Islamic State terror group have "an approved framework for the withdrawal," Pentagon spokesman, Commander Sean Robertson, said Monday, adding commanders are "now engaged in executing that withdrawal."
"That framework is conditions-based and will not subject troop withdrawal to an arbitrary timeline," Robertson said.
Robertson said the Pentagon would not discuss any specifics, citing security concerns, but that a number of factors, including the weather, would impact how quickly troops return home.
https://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/framework-us-withdrawal-syria-approved