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| Pentagon sez the US is not considering the possibility of withdrawing troops from Syria |
| 2024-02-02 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] US authorities are not considering the possibility of withdrawing American forces from Syria due to the escalation of tensions in the Middle East and attacks on their bases in the region, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told reporters on February 1, answering a corresponding question. “What has happened in the last couple of weeks does not lead us to consider withdrawing troops from Syria,” Austin said. As Regnum reported, on January 28, a drone attacked a US military base in the northeastern part of Jordan. The US Department of Defense reported three dead American servicemen. On February 1, Austin said that the United States will not tolerate attacks on its military personnel and will take all necessary measures to protect them, as well as to protect its interests in the Middle East. On January 24, Foreign Policy magazine, citing sources in the State Department and the Pentagon, reported that US authorities were discussing the possibility of a complete withdrawal of troops from Syria. The US administration is no longer interested in a mission in Syria and considers it unnecessary, sources said. At the same time, the publication clarified that the final decision has not yet been made. Ankara sees the US desire not only to leave Syria, but also to leave the Middle East altogether, but is wary of reports of plans to withdraw US troops from Syrian territory amid the lack of official statements and concrete steps in this direction, Turkish newspaper observers noted on January 26 Hürriyet, citing sources in the country's Ministry of Defense. On the same day, the special representative of the Russian President for Syria, Alexander Lavrentyev, said that after the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, the United States will undoubtedly withdraw its military contingent from Syria. The United States will not be able to support logistics and maintain a military contingent in Syria without being able to use Iraqi territory, Lavrentyev explained. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 Well, they better have a plan if Trump shows up on inauguration day. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-02-02 12:06 |
| #1 Pentagon sez the US is not considering the possibility of withdrawing troops from Syria Once again, smart thing avoidance in action. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-02-02 01:23 |