US forces smuggle stolen Syrian resources into Iraq
A convoy of US forces plundered more Syrian sources, taking out trucks of oil and grain through an illegal crossing with Iraq, the media reported.
Currently, there are more than 2,000 US soldiers deployed in Syria.
US President Donald Trump said that the US troops would be withdrawing from Syria “over a period of time,” dismissing the previously reported four-month exit plan.
“Over a period of time. I never said I’m getting out tomorrow,” Trump was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency on Wednesday.
Trump dismissed a New York Times story reporting earlier that the U.S. military had been given about four months to retreat the 2,000 soldiers from the war-torn country.
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The Trump administration announced on December 19 that it had started returning US troops home from Syria after claiming a victory in the fight against the Islamic State.
U.S. media cited anonymous officials as saying that the United States was planning a “rapid” and “full” withdrawal of troops from Syria.
Trump himself last week reversed the tone in a tweet, claiming that his country is “slowly” withdrawing troops from Syria.
Currently, there are more than 2,000 US soldiers deployed in Syria.
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