The Pentagon began its troop withdrawal from Syria today (January 11, 2019), a move that will remove about 2,000 soldiers and a lot of military equipment from the country, according to the UPI website.
Coalition spokesman Col. Sean Ryan said today the U.S.-led alliance has begun the process of "deliberate withdrawal from Syria," but did not give specific timelines, locations, or troop movements.
President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal last month, saying the U.S. mission to defeat the Islamic State (IS) had been accomplished. He initially said he wanted them out of Syria in 30 days, but the timetable was later adjusted after reactions from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who said he still planned to attack U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in Syria.
The Syrian civil war has been going on since 2011.
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