The US military has moved to consolidate its presence in Syria over the coming weeks and months that could slash the number of troops it has in the country by half.
Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell, who said this on Friday, stated that the US military has about 2,000 US troops in Syria across a number of bases, mostly in the northeast.
The troops are said to be working with local forces to prevent a resurgence of Islamic State, which in 2014 seized large swathes of Iraq and Syria but was later pushed back.
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“This deliberate and conditions-based process will bring the U.S. footprint in Syria down to less than a thousand U.S. forces in the coming months,” Parnell said in a statement.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the consolidation under a Combined Joint Task Force, Operation Inherent Resolve, to select locations in Syria.
According to Parnell, US Central Command will remain poised to continue strikes against what is left of ISIS in Syria and work with coalition partners to keep pressure on ISIS and respond to any other terrorist threats.
The United States has recently sent aircraft, including B-2 bombers, warships and air defense systems to reinforce the Middle East.
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