US expected to leave a 'small peacekeeping group' of 200 troops in Syria after pullout, White House says

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• The US will leave "a small peacekeeping group" of 200 American troops in Syria after it officially pulls out of the country, the White House said.
• President Donald Trump in December ordered the withdrawal of the 2,000 American troops from Syria, citing the defeat of the last remnants of the Islamic State militancy.
• Trump has been under pressure from some advisers to adjust his policy to ensure the protection of Kurdish forces who supported the fight against Islamic State and who might now be threatened by Turkey.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will leave "a small peacekeeping group" of 200 American troops in Syria for a period of time after a US pullout, the White House said on Thursday.

President Donald Trump in December ordered a withdrawal of the 2,000 American troops in Syria on the defeat of the last remnants of the Islamic State militancy there.

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