U.S. 'May Keep' Troops in Southern Syria After Exit, Senior Official Says
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton in Israel to allay concerns over shock decision to pull out U.S. troops
Haaretz
and The Associated Press
Jan 05, 2019 6:01 PM
A U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council soldier speaks with a U.S. soldier in the town of Manbij, in north Syria, on April 4, 2018.Hussein Malla,AP
Some American troops could stay in southern Syria despite a U.S. military withdrawal from the war-torn country,
NBC News quoted a senior Trump administration official as saying on Friday.
The official was traveling to Israel alongside U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton, who has been sent on a mission to allay Jerusalem's concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump's shock decision to exit Syria.
The pullout announced before Christmas was initially expected to be completed within weeks, but the timetable has slowed as the president acceded to requests from aides, allies and members of Congress for a more orderly drawdown.
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