'We have defeated ISIS': US to withdraw troops from Syria

The US is withdrawing all its State Department personnel from Syria within 24 hours while it has begun drawing down its troops, officials say, raising alarm.

About 2,000 US troops remain in Syria. Source: EPA

The United States will withdraw its troops from Syria, after President Donald Trump said America has "defeated ISIS" in the war-ravaged country.

The stunning move will have extraordinary geopolitical ramifications and throws into question the fate of US-backed Kurdish fighters who have been tackling Islamic State jihadists.

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