US Troops Exit Syria To Stay ‘Temporarily’ In Iraq – Esper
October 23, 2019
12:09 pm
The American troops withdrawing from Syria will stay in Iraq “temporarily” before returning to the United States, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday.
In an interview with CNN, Esper said the US forces were pulling out in phases and had now moved from the “immediate zone of attack” to a northeastern corridor out of the country.
“Then we’ll have another phase that will draw all the forces out. We will temporarily position in Iraq before bringing the troops home. They will be coming home,” he said.
Dozens of US armored vehicles arrived Monday at a base in Iraqi Kurdistan.…
