Trump plans full pullouT from syria afTer ‘vicTory’ over Daesh

washington — The United States will withdraw its troops from Syria, a US official said on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump said America has “defeated Isis”, or Daesh, in the war-ravaged country.

The stunning move will have extraordinary geopolitical ramifications and throws into question the fate of US-backed Kurdish fighters who have been tackling Daesh militants. “We have defeated Isis in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency,” the president tweeted.

The US official said that Trump’s decision was finalised on Tuesday. “Full withdrawal, all means all,” the official said when asked if the troops would be pulled from all of Syria.

Currently, about 2,000 US forces are in Syria, most of them on a train-and-advise mission to support

local forces fighting Daesh. The official would not provide a timeline for a withdrawal, saying only: “We will ensure force protection is adequately maintained, but as quickly as possible.”

Echoing Trump, another US official said all State Department personnel are being evacuated from Syria within 24 hours.

“These victories over Isis in Syria do not signal the end of the Global Coalition or its campaign. We have started returning United States troops home as we transition to the next phase of this campaign,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said. —

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