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US to withdraw all American troops from Syria — reports
2026-02-19
[IsraelTimes] The United States is planning to withdraw all of its 1,000 troops from Syria over the next two months, according to US media reports.

Washington will end its presence in the country after the Syrian government extended its control over the country and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces once key to fighting Islamic State (IS) pledged to integrate into the state, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Television network CBS also reports on the plan, citing unnamed US officials.

The decision comes after US forces recently withdrew from some bases in Syria including Al-Tanf and Al-Shadadi, which were used in the US-led international coalition’s fight against IS.

Washington has drawn close to Syria’s new authorities since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, and has transferred thousands of IS fighters from prisons to secure facilities in Iraq.
Related:
Al-Tanf: 2026-02-13 Follow-up:withdrawal of US forces from the Al-Tanf base
Al-Tanf: 2025-12-14 2 US soldiers and a civilian killed in Syria ambush; civilian ID’d as Christian from Kurdistan Region
Al-Tanf: 2025-12-13 US troops come under fire on patrol in Syria, 3 Americans killed
Related:
Al-Shadadi: 2026-02-16 Syria has deployed its troops to a military base abandoned by the United States
Al-Shadadi: 2024-11-27 US CENTCOM says it struck ‘Iranian-aligned militia weapons storage’ in Syria
Al-Shadadi: 2016-08-24 Hasakah [H]adventures: ISIS and Kurds advance, Kurds and pro-Assad forces agree on truce
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