U.S. to leave about 200 troops in Syria, White House says
Source: NBC News
About 200 U.S. troops will remain in Syria after the withdrawal of most U.S. military forces from the country, the White House said Thursday.
President Donald Trump declared in December that "we have won against ISIS" and that he would pull all of the 2,000 or so U.S. troops from the country, an announcement that surprised U.S. allies and senior military officials and plunged the U.S.-led campaign against ISIS into turmoil.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Thursday that "a small peacekeeping group of about 200 will remain in Syria for a period of time," confirming a report last month by NBC News that some U.S. forces wouldn't be part of the withdrawal.
NBC News quoted U.S. officials at the time as saying the United States hadn't figured out yet what level of support it would continue to provide in the fight against ISIS and that it was likely to maintain some sort of air presence in northern Syria.
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Feb. 21, 2019, 11:02 PM EST
By Alex Johnson
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