Hundreds of U.S. Troops Leaving, and Also Arriving in, Syria Once the comings and goings are done, the number of U.S. forces in Syria is expected to reach about 900 — close to the 1,000 troops on the ground when President Trump ordered the withdrawal. BY ERIC SCHMITT AND HELENE COOPER United States Defense and Military Forces, United States Politics and Government October 31, 2019 at 05:24AM New York Times https://ift.tt/31YcsUP https://ift.tt/331hmlz

By BY ERIC SCHMITT AND HELENE COOPER from NYT World https://ift.tt/331hmlz