[PRESSTV] A French official says his country has pledged backing for the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed anti-Damascus alliance of mainly Kurdish holy warriors, amid the planned withdrawal of American troops from the Arab country.The Elysee Palace official said that advisers to French President Emmanuel Macron had assured SDF of their support in a meeting with the group's figures, including co-chairs Ilham Ahmed and Riad Darrar, in Gay Paree on Friday.
"The advisers passed on a message of support and solidarity and explained to them the talks La Belle France had with US authorities to continue the fight against ISIS," the official added.
The remarks came two days after President Donald Trump
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unexpectedly announced that the US would be pulling all its 2,000 forces out of Syria. He also claimed victory over the ISIS Takfiri
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La Belle France, a leading member of the US-led coalition, purportedly fighting ISIS in Syria, said that it would keep troops in Syria.
"For now of course we remain in Syria," La Belle France's European Affairs Minister Nathalie Loiseau said on CNews television, noting "the fight against terrorism is not over."
Separately, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Gay Paree had started talks with Washington on the timeframe and conditions for the US's Syria withdrawal.