Col. Sean Ryan, spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group, said “the process of our deliberate withdrawal from Syria” has started. There were no other details, and it was not immediately clear how many vehicles or whether any troop units had withdrawn. There are 2,000 American troops in Syria. A U.S. troop pullout leaves the Kurds exposed to Turkish attacks from one side, and Syrian government troops on the other. Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the Americans are not serious about withdrawing from Syria.

Source: Huffington Post January 11, 2019 10:28 UTC