Us Troops In Syria

After Donald Trump's announcement of withdrawal from Syria, US-led military coalition begins pulling out troops

On 19 December, Trump said he had ordered the withdrawal of all US forces in Syria, which are believed to number around 2,000

Donald Trump calls Syria 'sand and death'; timeline of US' withdrawal from Damascus remains unclear

On when US forces would leave Syria, Trump said that he does not want to be in Syria "forever." But after saying troops would come home right away, and that the Islamic State group was defeated, he didn't give any specific timetable.

Donald Trump pulls up Jim Mattis' last day in office; deputy Patrick Shanahan to take over as acting defense secretary on 1 Jan

Jim Mattis resigned as the US Secretary of Defense on Thursday in protest over Donald Trump's decision to pull all US troops out of Syria.

Emmanuel Macron says 'an ally must be reliable' after Donald Trump pulls US troops out of Syria

French president Emmanuel Macron's comments come after Donald Trump pulled out US troops from Syria, leaving thousands of Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, which the Pentagon spent years training and arming against IS, vulnerable to Turkish attack.

'US has defeated Islamic State': After Donald Trump tweet, officials announce full withdrawal of troops from Syria

The United States will withdraw its troops from Syria, a US official said on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump said America has defeated Islamic State in the war-ravaged country