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    America: Keep 200 of our troops in Syria near the Iraqi border

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    The White House said on Thursday that the United States would leave a "small peacekeeping group" of 200 US troops in Syria for a while after its withdrawal, after President Donald Trump retracted the full withdrawal of troops.
    In December, Trump ordered the withdrawal of 2,000 US troops from Syria, saying they had defeated a preacher there, although Syrian-backed Syrian fighters were still fighting their final battle against the organization's latest positions. 
    But Trump is under pressure from several advisers to adjust his policy to ensure the protection of Kurdish forces that have strengthened the fight against Daqash, which may now be threatened by Turkey and counter Iranian influence in Syria. 
    "A small peacekeeping group of about 200 will remain in Syria for a while," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a brief statement. 
    The decision was announced after Trump spoke by telephone to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A statement to the White House said that as far as Syria was concerned, the two leaders agreed to "continue coordination on a possible safe area."
    A senior administration official said the preparation of the Trump decision had been underway for some time. It was unclear how long the 200-strong force would remain in the area or when it would be deployed. 
    Keeping a small group of US troops in Syria would pave the way for European allies to pledge hundreds of troops to help build and monitor a possible safe area in northeastern Syria. 
    The leader of the US-backed Syrian opposition forces called for an international force of between 1,000 and 1,500 troops to remain in place to help fight the insurgency and hoped the United States would suspend its plans for a full withdrawal. 
    The decision to retain the Trump peacekeeping force could help overcome criticism that he ordered a surprise withdrawal from Syria that could lead to a resurgence of his power.
    "This is a clear signal to our allies and coalition members that we will still exist to some degree," said the senior administration official. 
    So far, European allies have been reluctant to contribute troops unless they have a firm commitment that Washington remains committed to the region. 
    Belgian Defense Minister Didier Renders told reporters on Thursday ahead of a meeting with US Defense Secretary Patrick Chanahan that the issue of keeping troops in Syria in the future would be discussed with US officials. 
    Turkey wants to create a safe, logistical-backed zone from its allies and says it must be cleared of the Kurdish-backed Kurdish People's Protection Units, which Ankara considers a terrorist organization. 
    The White House did not specify where the troops would be stationed. In addition to northeastern Syria, officials spoke of the importance of keeping troops at the strategic base of the border with Iraq and Jordan.
    A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the initial plan was to keep troops in northeastern Syria and Tanf. Planning was still under way and changes could be made, he said. 
    The al-Tanf base was established when Da'ash fighters controlled eastern Syria bordering Iraq, but since the terrorists were 
    removed, al-Qaeda has become part of the US strategy to contain Iran's military expansion. 
    US officials told Reuters that when Shanaan was in Munich last week, he held a meeting on Syria with a small group of defense ministers. 
    They said they spoke of the need for some sort of security arrangement in northeastern Syria after the departure of the United States. Shanahan will meet his Turkish counterpart on Friday.
    US Senator Lindsey Graham issued a statement praising Trump's decision to keep a small US force in Syria as part of an international stabilization force, saying the president had taken the right military advice that would help avoid problems the United States faced in Iraq.


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    [rtl]US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday his decision to leave a few US troops in Syria was not a reflection of his December announcement that he would withdraw 2,000 troops serving in the country.
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    [rtl]Trump has now decided to leave a total of about 400 US troops in Syria divided between a safe area along the north-eastern border with Turkey and the US military base in Al-Tunf, near the border with Iraq and Jordan.[/rtl]



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    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States will leave a total of 400 troops in Syria to be divided into a safe area to be negotiated in the northeast and a US military base in al-Tanf near the border with Iraq and Jordan, a senior administration official said Friday.
    "He told reporters that the two hundred in northeastern Syria would be within the framework of an obligation of about 800 to 1,500 troops from the European allies to establish and monitor the safe area," Reuters quoted the official as saying.


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