The US Defense Department is developing plans to withdraw all US troops from Syria, according to two US defense officials. President Donald Trump and his associates have expressed interest in this move, leading Pentagon officials to prepare withdrawal plans within 30, 60, or 90 days. While a White House official stated that discussing troop reductions in Syria was not part of Mike Waltz's recent visit to US Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters, the potential withdrawal raises concerns about the safety of Syrian Democratic Forces, prisons, and refugee camps.
The Defense Department is developing plans to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria , two U.S. defense officials told NBC News on Tuesday. President Donald Trump and officials close to him recently expressed interest in pulling U.S. troops out of Syria , the officials said, leading Pentagon officials to begin drawing up plans for a full withdrawal in 30, 60 or 90 days. Trump’s new national security adviser, Mike Waltz, spent Friday at the headquarters of U.S.
to get a sense of the entire region,” the White House official said, pointing out that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House on Tuesday and that Jordan’s King Abdullah is scheduled to visit next week. A Pentagon spokesperson declined to comment. Last Thursday, a reporter asked Trump at an Oval Office media event about reports he had informed the Israeli government about pulling U.S. troops out of Syria. “I don’t know who said that.
conducted a precision strike in northwest Syria on Thursday, targeting a leader of Al Qaeda affiliate Hurras al-Din. Defense officials described Muhammad Salah al-Za’bir as a senior operative of Hurras al-Din. Defense officials warn that pulling U.S. troops out of Syria abandons the Syrian Democratic Forces and threatens the security of more than two dozen prisons and refugee camps, housing more than 50,000 people, including roughly 9,000 ISIS fighters.
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