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Media: US considering complete withdrawal of troops from Syria
January 23, 2026
09:23

Washington is considering the possibility of completely withdrawing US troops from Syria after the defeat of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF - the Syrian branch of the PKK terrorist organization), The Daily Baku" reports, citing sources, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
It was noted that there are currently about a thousand American servicemen in Syria, most of whom are deployed in the northeast of the country with SDF forces.
It was noted, citing three American officials, that after the defeat of the SDF, the Pentagon has doubts about the "survivability" of the US mission. According to the sources, if the SDF is completely withdrawn, Washington sees no point in continuing the mission.
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