The Pentagon announced on Friday (18) planning the United States to remove about half of its forces in Syria in the coming months as part of the “unification” of the forces in the country.
“This monotheism reflects the important steps we made to reduce the call and the operational capacity of the Islamic State at the regional and global level,” the Pentagon spokesman Sean Bernil said in a statement.
“This deliberate operation based on conditions will reduce the presence of the United States in Syria to less than a thousand American soldiers in the coming months,” he added.
The advertisement confirms an account CNN Wednesday (16) that the levels of forces in Syria will be reduced to less than 1,000 military personnel in the coming months, Below is nearly 2000 currently in the country.
Change will make us tight forces throughout SyriaAfter peace negotiations between the new Syrian government The Syrian democratic forces, of Kurdish origin and with the support of the United States, said. CNN this week.
Barnil said that the United States will continue to help the allies fight the Islamic State in Syria and in the region in general.
“The US Central Command will remain ready to continue the attacks against the remains of the Islamic State in Syria,” said Barnell.
“We will also work in close cooperation with the coalition partners who are able and ready to maintain pressure on the Islamic State and respond to any other terrorist threats that arise,” he added.
President Donald Trump has always been skeptical of the presence of American forces in Syria and decided Remove all American forces from the country in 2019. They were later transferred to the country after the Pentagon resisted.
