The United States is in the process of withdrawing all of its roughly 1,000 troops from Syria, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing three US officials. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Last week, the US military said it completed a withdrawal from a strategic base in Syria, handing it over to Syrian forces, in the latest sign of strengthening US-Syrian ties that could enable an even larger American drawdown. The Journal said that troops will withdraw from the remaining US locations in Syria over the next two months.

The United States is in the process of withdrawing all of its roughly 1,000 troops from Syria, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing three US officials.…

"Gli Stati Uniti stanno ritirando tutti i loro circa 1.000 soldati dalla Siria": lo sostengono tre funzionari americani interpellati dal Wall Street Journal. (ANSA)

"Gli Stati Uniti stanno ritirando tutti i loro circa 1.000 soldati dalla Siria": lo sostengono tre funzionari americani interpellati dal Wall Street Journal. (ANSA)

The report says US officials expect troops to withdraw from remaining positions within two months.

The decision came as US President Donald Trump ramps up military presence in the Middle East as tensions mount with Iran.

DAMASCUS: Some US troops are leaving Syria as part of a “deliberate and conditions-based transition,” a senior US official said on Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal reported the…

The United States plans to withdraw all of its roughly 1,000 troops from Syria within the next two months, according to U.S. media reports. Washington...