The number of US troops in Syria has always been an issue of discussion in Washington. There were thought to be several hundred for years, but the real number is believed to be about 2,000.

U.S. Army soldiers and Syrian forces conduct air assault training with a CH-47 Chinook at the al-Tanf garrison in Syria in February 2025. Syrian partner forces U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Fred Brown ...

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Roughly 2,000 American soldiers remain in Syria, largely embedded with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a key partner in the US-led campaign against ISIL (ISIS).

The United States announced on Monday that it was revoking the foreign terrorist organisation designation for Syria 's Hay'at ...

US to reduce military presence in Syria, keeping only one base operational. US envoy says Syria strategy ‘will not be like the last 100 years’ as troops pull out.

WASHINGTON — U.S. troops in Syria will begin to consolidate their operations in the country, shutting down some bases in the coming months and leaving less than 1,000 service members there, the ...

US Military to Slash Troops in Syria to Under 1,000 (Corrects key word used by some media clients to USA-MILITARY/SYRIA from US-MILITARY/SYRIA) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military will ...

US soldiers patrol in Qamishli, in Syria's Hasakeh province, controlled mainly by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on 9 January 2025.

AL SHADADI BASE, Syria, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. forces have pulled out of two more bases in northeastern Syria, visiting ...

US military to slash troops in Syria to under 1,000. By Reuters. April 18, 2025 10:22 PM UTC Updated April 18, 2025. A soldier from the US-led coalition holds the hand of a boy ...

The process would reportedly shutter three bases and bring the number of troops down to less than 1,000, closer aligning to the number of troops deployed to Syria before then-President Joe Biden's ...