Two elements of the US military in northern Syria
United States: All foreign countries except Russia must withdraw their troops from Syria
The United States considered that all foreign countries except Russia, and primarily Iran, should withdraw their troops deployed in Syria
US special envoy for Syria James Jeffrey told a news conference on Tuesday that US demands for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Syria do not include the Russian presence at the technical supply point in Tartous and the air base in Hameim.
Jeffrey explained that the US administration does not include these two positions in the list of forces that must be withdrawn because they were in Syria before the outbreak of the crisis in the country in 2011
"All other forces will be ready to leave Syria if the Iranians withdraw and there is a political solution," Jeffrey said.
On the other hand, the US special envoy stressed that the United States is seeking in Syria to eliminate the organization "Daash" and confirmed the refusal of the United States to provide any assistance for the reconstruction of the country before taking its president, Bashar al-Assad, steps to launch the political transition.
The military forces of four foreign countries, Russia and Iran, which support the Syrian government, and the United States, which leads the international coalition against "Da'ash", are currently active in Syrian territory on a permanent basis. They support the Syrian Democratic Forces and Turkey, In addition to Israel, which occasionally launches attacks on sites in Syria that it says belong to the forces. Iran or its allies in the region, especially the " E "Lebanese
Source: Bloomberg + Agencies
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