WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The United States is withdrawing all of its roughly 1,000 troops from Syria, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing three U.S. officials.
The Pentagon earlier this month withdrew all U.S. soldiers from the Al-Shaddadi base in northeastern Syria and from the Al Tanf garrison, a strategic outpost at the borders of Syria, Jordan and Iraq, according to the report.
Over the next two months, all remaining U.S. forces will leave Syria, ending a decade-long U.S. military presence in the Middle East country, said the report. ■