WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has ordered withdraw of his 2,000 soldiers while claiming victory over ISIS in Syria.
This move of Trump may have a big impact in the Middle East.
President Donald Trump tweeted, “After historic victories against ISIS, it’s time to bring our great young people home!”
After historic victories against ISIS, it’s time to bring our great young people home! pic.twitter.com/xoNjFzQFTp
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 19, 2018
The Defense Department officials say Trump has ordered the completion of the withdrawal of the US troops in 30 days.
However, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and State Department officials have long fretted about leaving Syria before a peace agreement can be reached.
The US official said the decision to withdraw the army was taken on Tuesday.
However, the official did not give any deadline.
The US State Department was evacuating all its personnel in Syria within 24 hours said one U.S. official. They could leave even sooner, said the second official.
Currently, there are about 2,000 American soldiers in Syria, many of the special operations force working closely with an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF.
