The Trump administration, which abruptly announced in December that it was pulling out of Syria, said Thursday that it will keep 200 U.S. troops in the country for now. "A small peace keeping group of about 200 will remain in Syria for a period of time," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a one-sentence statement. Earlier, in December, President Donald Trump announced a win against Iraq and Syria, announced to withdraw more than 2000 troops from Syria immediately. President Trump ordered his staff to complete the process of withdrawal of US troops from Syria as soon as possible. He had said that the US defeated the Islamic State. Trump administration has been making changes in the time of completion of this process. He says that most soldiers will be back by the end of April
The Trump administration, which abruptly announced in December that it was pulling out of Syria, said Thursday that it will keep 200 U.S. troops in the country for now. "A small peace keeping group of about 200 will remain in Syria for a period of time," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a one-sentence statement. Earlier, in December, President Donald Trump announced a win against Iraq and Syria, announced to withdraw more than 2000 troops from Syria immediately. President Trump ordered his staff to complete the process of withdrawal of US troops from Syria as soon as possible. He had said that the US defeated the Islamic State. Trump administration has been making changes in the time of completion of this process. He says that most soldiers will be back by the end of April
