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Limited US forces to remain in Syria for undetermined timeline - State Dept

US Materials 26 March 2019 06:50 (UTC +04:00)
The remaining 400 US troops will stay in Syria to carry out clearing operations for an unidentified period of time
Limited US forces to remain in Syria for undetermined timeline - State Dept

The remaining 400 US troops will stay in Syria to carry out clearing operations for an unidentified period of time, Special Representative for Syria Engagement James Jeffrey said in a press briefing, Trend reported citing Sputnik.

"Our forces will stay on in very limited numbers in northeast and At Tanf to continue our clearing operations and stability operations against ISIS[Daesh] for a period of time not to be determined at this point", Jeffrey told reporters.

Last week, US President Donald Trump confirmed that a total of 400 US troops will remain in Syria.

White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters on Friday that the territorial caliphate of the Daesh terror group has been completely eliminated in Syria.

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