Thursday 20 December 2018

US and French forces have begun withdrawal from east Syria


Kurdish forces confirm US and French forces began withdrawal from east Syria

19 December, 2018

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 P.M.) – A Kurdish official stated on Wednesday evening that the U.S. and French forces have begun withdrawing their troops from eastern Syria.

The SDF official highlighted that the French troops were also withdrawing alongside the U.S. military, despite no official announcement from Paris about their forces leaving Syria.

No further details were released regarding the withdrawal of the U.S. forces from Syria.


Russia applauds US decision to withdraw troops from Syria
19 December, 2018

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 P.M.) – The Russian Federation has applauded the U.S.’ decision to withdraw their forces from Syria after first intervening in 2014.

A milestone story which might evolve from this decision is a real prospect for a political solution,” the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said adding that the US decision aroused hopes of de-escalation in At-Tanf.


Hope emerges that this location on the Syrian map will follow the example of Aleppo and other Syrian towns and villages which begin getting back to peaceful life,” she explained.

Once Americans were there, there was no such hope,” she added.
On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that all American troops would be withdrawing from Syria.
The U.S. President said that his forces had defeated the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) and returning home after this mission.

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