Trump Adviser Bolton Says U.S. Withdrawal From Syria Is Conditional On Defeat Of ISIS
After declaring victory over ISIS last month, President Trump now says U.S. forces in Syria "won't be finally pulled out until ISIS is gone," echoing words from National Security Adviser John Bolton.
by Francesca Paris
Jan 06, 2019
2 minutes
With the White House facing criticism over President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria, National Security Adviser John Bolton on Sunday said the drawdown will be conditioned on the defeat of the Islamic State and the safety of Kurdish allies.
"There are objectives that we want to accomplish that condition the withdrawal," Bolton in Jerusalem, where he was traveling to assuage concerns over the troop pullback. "The
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