Trump considering pulling out forces from Syria
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Donald Trump is considering whether or not to pull out military forces from Syria.
“He, as the Commander in Chief of the United States military, reserves the right to review troop deployments overseas at any point in time,” spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
When asked if the matter is a topic of ongoing deliberations, Leavitt simply said, “Yes.”
Trump said on Thursday that he “will make a determination” regarding the American forces that have been stationed to bolster counter-ISIS (Daesh) efforts in Syria.
“We’re not involved in Syria. Syria is in its own mess. They’ve got enough messes over there. They don’t need us involved,” he said.
Israel’s official public broadcasting Kan reported earlier on Tuesday that “senior White House officials conveyed a message to their Israeli counterparts indicating that President Trump intends to pull thousands of US troops from Syria.”
According to a Pentagon announcement in December, the US has some 2,000 troops deployed in Syria, which is about 1,100 more than it had previously disclosed.
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