US troops to withdraw from Syria 'within weeks'

Civilians flee the Syrian town of Baghouz

Civilians flee the Syrian town of Baghouz Source: Al Jazeera

The United States has announced it could withdraw troops from Syria in a matter of weeks because its military forces are on the brink of completely wiping out I-S's so-called caliphate. The group's territory in Iraq and Syria has been diminished to a tiny patch on the border, in Syria's Deir Az Zor province.



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