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    U.S. Has 'Begun The Process' Of Withdrawing From Syria, Pentagon Says

    The military gave no details on the departure timeline for the more than 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria "out of concern for operational security."
    by Bill Chappell Jan 11, 2019 2 minutes
    The Pentagon has "begun the process of our deliberate withdrawal from Syria," a military spokesman says. In this photo from Dec. 30, 2018, a line of U.S. military vehicles are seen at a checkpoint in northern Syria.

    The Pentagon says U.S. military personnel in Syria are moving ahead with President Trump's order to pull out of the war-torn country.

    The U.S. force in Syria has "begun the process of our deliberate withdrawal from Syria," said Col. Sean Ryan, spokesman for the for Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve. More than 2,000 U.S. troops are currently deployed in Syria.

    In the. Those military vehicles were seen traveling into Iraq; it's not clear how the reported movements compare to standard rotations of equipment and personnel.

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