US To Leave Around 400 Troops In Syria Beyond Planned Withdrawal - Reports

Muhammad Irfan Published February 22, 2019 | 11:54 PM

US to Leave Around 400 Troops in Syria Beyond Planned Withdrawal - Reports

The United States is planning to leave roughly 400 troops in Syria beyond the pullout targeted for the spring, media reported on Friday

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd February, 2019) The United States is planning to leave roughly 400 troops in Syria beyond the pullout targeted for the spring, media reported on Friday.

About 200 troops will be located in northeastern Syria in addition to another 200 personnel near the Jordanian border, The Washington Post reported citing a senior official.

The White House on Thursday said the US military would leave a peacekeeping group of about 200 personnel in Syria "for a period of time."

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