White House: USA hold on Syria bet

President Donald Trump had announced that he would soon be withdrawing US troops from Syria. Now the White House is clear: first the IS must be defeated.

White House: USA hold on Syria bet

For time being, United States is holding its military mission in Syria. The White House spokesperson, Sarah Sanders, was committed to rapidly approaching goal of eliminating Islamic State terrorist militia (IS).

After consulting President Donald Trumps with his security team, she also wrote that military mission against IS in Syria is "rapidly coming to an end." The Dschihadistenorganisation was "almost completely destroyed" in country. She did not specify a schedule for us troop deductions. The US would continue to consult with its allies on future Syria plans.

"We ziehenuns not return immediately, but president also wants to approve keinlangfristiges commitment," said a hochrangigerRegierungsmitarbeiter after meeting of Security Council of Reuters news agency.

On weekend, President Donald Trump had raised speculation about a complete withdrawal of some 2,000 US soldiers from Syria. "We will be moving out of Syria very soon," he said on Saturday in a speech to industrial workers in state of Ohio. The US soldiers should "come back to our country where y belong". "Or people" should now take care of Syria, Trump said.

ANKARA-Russia, Iran and Turkey want to end Syria war quickly for years, Iran and Russia have supported Syrian regime in civil War. Iran's President Hassan Rohani said anyway: There is no military solution to conflict. © Photo: Umit Bektas/Reuters Frozen money for reconstruction

Trump apparently did not agree with his announcement: When asked about plans, spokesperson for Foreign ministry, Hear Nauert, told CNN: "I'm not, no. No. " However, it was also announced at weekend that White House instructed Foreign Ministry to freeze more than 200 million US dollars for reconstruction of Syria.

Trump had reaffirmed his ideas of a quick deduction only on Tuesday. "Sometimes it's time to come home," he said at White House.  There are countries that wanted US to remain in Syria. One example is Saudi Arabia. "But n you have to pay for it," stressed president.

Among US soldiers stationed in Syria are special forces advising KurdischeKämpfer and or allies in fight against IS. The US Air Force is also bombarding Islamists ' alleged targets. Trump's advisors apparently urged U.S. president to Zumindesteine small unit of ground forces in country Zubelassen. This is to ensure that DieExtremistenmiliz is not regaining strength and that Iran cannot expand SeinePräsenz.

Syria summit in Ankara

On Wednesday, presidents of Turkey, Iran and Russia met at a Syria summit in Ankara and spoke out for a "permanent ceasefire" in Civil War country. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Hassan Ruhani and Vladimir Putin also reaffirmed ir determination to defend civilian population in established deescalation zones. But y did not proclaim concrete steps.

Its common goal was also to "definitively eliminate" terrorist groups in Syria, it said. In addition, unity of Syria must be preserved. This could mean a rejection of self-managed areas of minorities such as Kurds in north by three leaders.

Turkey is conducting a campaign against influence of Kurdish YPG militia in norrn Syria, which it considers to be offshoot of Kurdish Workers ' Party PKK and thus a terrorist organization. Erdoğan stated that Turkish forces would continue ir offensive against Kurdish militants. "I say again here that we will not stop until we have made sure all of (YPG) controlled areas, starting with Manbidsch," said Erdoğan.

Date Of Update: 05 April 2018, 12:02
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