US military to slash troops in Syria to under 1,000


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  • Saturday, 19 Apr 2025

FILE PHOTO: A soldier from the US-led coalition holds the hand of a boy during a joint U.S.- Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) patrol in the countryside of Qamishli in northeastern Syria February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman/File Photo

(Corrects key word used by some media clients to USA-MILITARY/SYRIA from US-MILITARY/SYRIA)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military will consolidate its presence in Syria over the coming weeks and months in a move that could reduce the number of troops it has in the country by half, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said on Friday.

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