{"id":1134083,"date":"2025-04-20T18:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1134083"},"modified":"2025-04-18T17:24:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T14:24:44","slug":"u-s-to-withdraw-600-troops-from-syria-leaving-fewer-than-a-thousand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/u-s-to-withdraw-600-troops-from-syria-leaving-fewer-than-a-thousand\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. to Withdraw 600 Troops from Syria, Leaving Fewer than a Thousand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The United States will withdraw around 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to continue cooperating with Kurdish allies in the fight against the Islamic State group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was reported by AP<\/a>, citing a U.S. official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

American forces are considered crucial not only in operations against ISIS but also as a buffer for Kurdish forces against Turkey, which views them as linked to terrorist groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Donald Trump tried to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria during his first term, but he faced resistance from the Pentagon, which saw such a move as abandoning allies. This led to the resignation of former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The withdrawal of 600 troops will return force levels to what they had been for years following a long campaign by the U.S. and its allies to defeat ISIS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. had maintained around 900 troops in Syria to prevent a resurgence of ISIS militants and to block arms trafficking in southern Syria by Iran-backed militants transporting weapons through the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of American troops was increased to over 2,000 after the Hamas attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023, when Iran-backed militants targeted U.S. forces and interests in the region in response to Israel\u2019s bombing of Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In December 2024, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country. In the months since, Syrians displaced by over a decade of war have begun to return home, though the country remains unstable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel has struck Syrian military targets, there are signs that the Islamic State group is attempting a resurgence, and Iran-backed militants in Syria continue to pose a threat to U.S. interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a reminder, U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested that Iran is stalling the conclusion of a new nuclear deal and has threatened a response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read also:<\/strong> Dutch Defense Minister on the attacks in Ukraine: Putin does not want peace, he can only be forced to it<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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