Politico: Troops to stay put in Syria even as Biden seeks to end America’s ‘forever wars’
Roughly 900 U.S. troops, including a number of Green Berets, will remain in Syria to continue supporting and advising the Syrian Democratic Forces fighting the Islamic State.
The Biden administration is pulling all American troops out of Afghanistan and formally transitioning to an advisory role in Iraq.
But the U.S. military operation in Syria has seen no changes — and officials expect hundreds of troops to remain in the country for the foreseeable future.
Roughly 900 U.S. troops, including a number of Green Berets, will remain in Syria to continue supporting and advising the Syrian Democratic Forces fighting the Islamic State — the same role they have played since the American-led intervention in 2014, according to a senior Biden administration official.
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Update #1: Biden Administration Plans To Keep Troops In Syria Indefinitely (Zero Hedge)
Update #2: Biden Administration Has No Plans to Pull Troops Out of Syria (Antiwar.com)
WNU Editor: It looks like the mission in Syria will continue .... Will Winding Down the US Combat Mission in Iraq Affect Anti-IS Efforts in Syria? (VOA).
2 comments:
"The Biden Administration Has No Plans To Pull U.S. Troops Out Of Syria"
So,the Biden Administration had never any plan for anything. This is, in some way, reassuring because highly expected.
The Baathist Occupying Regime must be replaced. It is a violent, repressive minority government. Sodom Hussein was a Baathist.
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