United States Withdraws All Troops from Syria

The United States is in the process of withdrawing all of its approximately 1,000 troops from Syria, as reported by The Wall Street Journal citing US officials. This move will conclude a decade-long US military presence in the Middle East country. The United States===The Pentagon had already withdrawn soldiers from the Al-Shaddadi base and the Al Tanf garrison earlier this month. The remaining US forces are expected to leave Syria over the next two months. The United States===White House has deemed the military presence no longer necessary, and officials have stated that this withdrawal is unrelated to the current US military buildup in the Middle East aimed at Iran. US forces were initially deployed to Syria in 2014 under Barack Obama to combat the Islamic State, with troop levels gradually reduced during Donald Trump's presidency.