Pentagon Confirms US Started Withdrawing Troops From Syria - Spokesperson

Pentagon Confirms US Started Withdrawing Troops From Syria - Spokesperson

The Department of Defense confirms the pullout of US forces from Syria, but will not provide any further details due to security reasons, chief spokesperson Dana White said in a statement to Sputnik on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 19th December, 2018) The Department of Defense confirms the pullout of US forces from Syria, but will not provide any further details due to security reasons, chief spokesperson Dana White said in a statement to Sputnik on Wednesday.

"We have started the process of returning US troops home from Syria as we transition to the next phase of the campaign," White said, referring to the campaign against the Islamic State terror group (outlawed in Russia). "For force protection and operational security reasons we will not provide further details."