US military to pull more than 1,000 troops out of Syria
Story by Nicholas Slayton • 14h
The United States will cut its presence in Syria by half in the coming months, the Department of Defense announced on Friday.
The U.S. military will bring the number of troops inside Syria to under 1,000 in the coming months in a “consolidation” effort, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement on April 18. The move comes after “significant steps” made in the fight against ISIS.
For several months the Pentagon had said that there were only approximately 900 U.S. troops inside Syria. In December, the Defense Department revealed that the actual military presence was closer to 2,000 troops in the country, with another 2,500 in neighboring Iraq. The Pentagon did not specify which units will be the first to leave Syria.
“[…]U.S. Central Command will remain poised to continue strikes against the remnants of ISIS in Syria,” Parnell said. “We will also work closely with capable and willing Coalition partners to maintain pressure on ISIS and respond to any other terrorist threats that arise.
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