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Syria troop withdrawal under way, says US-led coalition | Syria troop withdrawal under way, says US-led coalition |
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The US-led military coalition in Syria has begun withdrawing troops, a spokesman has said, without elaborating on locations or timetables. | |
Col Sean Ryan told Agence France-Presse in a statement: “Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve has begun the process of our deliberate withdrawal from Syria. | |
“Out of concern for operational security, we will not discuss specific timelines, locations or troops movements.” | “Out of concern for operational security, we will not discuss specific timelines, locations or troops movements.” |
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the coalition had started reducing its presence at Rmelan airfield in the north-eastern province of Hasakah. | |
Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the UK-based monitoring organisation, said some US forces withdrew from the Rmelan military base on Thursday. | |
Last month, Donald Trump said he had ordered the withdrawal of all US forces from Syria, where there are believed to be about American 2,000 troops. | |
Friday’s announcement signalled the first such withdrawal since the president’s announcement, Rahman said. | |
Trump’s announcement, which followed a phone call with the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was criticised even within his own camp and is already having significant repercussions on the almost eight-year conflict. | Trump’s announcement, which followed a phone call with the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was criticised even within his own camp and is already having significant repercussions on the almost eight-year conflict. |
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