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U.S. to Withdraw 600 Troops from Syria, Leaving Fewer than 1,000
(AP-Washington Post) Tara Copp - The U.S. will withdraw 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to work with Kurdish allies to counter the Islamic State, a U.S. official said Thursday. The departure of the 600 troops will return force levels to where they had been for years to ensure that IS militants did not regain a foothold, and also to prevent Iranian-backed militants from trafficking weapons across southern Syria. The number of U.S. troops was raised to more than 2,000 after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas in Israel, as Iranian-backed militants targeted U.S. troops and interests in the region.