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April 5, 2018

Trump Backs Off Plan to Withdraw U.S. Troops from Syria as General Says "Hard Part" Is Still Ahead
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President Trump has backed off his plan to soon withdraw U.S. troops
from Syria. On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee
Sanders said the administration would not put an "arbitrary timeline" on
withdrawal. Earlier this week, Gen. Joseph Votel, the head of U.S.
Central Command, said, "The hard part, I think, is in front of us."
Meanwhile, the Associated Press reports U.S. forces have been spotted
setting up front-line positions outside the strategic northern town of
Manbij, where U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led forces are facing off against
Turkish-backed Syrian fighters.


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