Published January 30,2025
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US President Donald Trump intends to withdraw 1000’s of American troops from Syria, in response to Israeli media on Tuesday.
Israel’s official public broadcasting Kan reported that “senior White House officials conveyed a message to their Israeli counterparts indicating that President Trump intends to pull thousands of US troops from Syria.”
It added that “the withdrawal of American forces from Syria will raise significant concerns in Tel Aviv”.
According to a Pentagon announcement in December, the US has some 2,000 troops deployed in Syria.
Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, who visited the occupied Mount Hermon in Syria on Tuesday, emphasizing Israel’s intent to take care of a army presence there indefinitely following its occupation final month.
“We will not allow hostile forces to establish a foothold in the security zone south of Syria, from here to the Sweida-Damascus axis. We will act against any threat,” stated Katz.
In December, profiting from Syrian factions toppling Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Israel expanded its occupation within the Golan Heights by seizing the demilitarized zone in Mount Hermon.
On December 8, Israeli forces launched in depth airstrikes throughout Syria, destroying army websites, weaponry, and infrastructure, a violation of Syrian sovereignty that drew worldwide condemnation.
Furthermore, Israel declared the collapse of the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement with Syria, deploying its army within the demilitarized zone of the Golan Heights, most of which it has occupied since 1967. This transfer has confronted criticism from the UN and Arab states.
Source: www.anews.com.tr