U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper
The United States is poised to evacuate about 1,000 U.S. troops from northern Syria, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Sunday in an interview with "Face the Nation" on CBS.
The withdrawal of the troops from the region comes after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly shifted policy and withdrew some U.S. troops deployed to support the terrorist PKK/SDF militia in occupied regions in northern Syria.
Esper called the situation "untenable" for U.S. forces, saying that he spoke with Trump last night, and that the president directed the U.S. military to "begin a deliberate withdrawal of forces from northern Syria."
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