Col. Sean Ryan, spokesman to U.S.-led military coalition in Syria, has confirmed that that they had begun the process of withdrawing troops from Syria.
Ryan said that the coalition fighting the Islamic State group, the U.S. started “the process of our deliberate withdrawal from Syria”.
“Out of concern for operational security, we will not discuss specific timelines, locations or troops movements,” he said in a statement.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the conflict in Syria through a network of activists on the ground, said the withdrawal began Thursday night.
It said a convoy of about 10 armored vehicles, in addition to some trucks, pulled out from Syria’s northeastern town of Rmeilan into Iraq.
Confirmation of the first withdrawals comes amid confusion over plans to implement President Donald Trump’s pullout order and threats from Turkey to attack the Kurds, who have been America’s partners…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
