Joint Chiefs Chair: Report Wrong, 'No Change' to Troop Numbers in Syria
Syria,US Military,Donald Trump,Defense And Security
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The U.S. military has plans to keep 1,000 troops in Syria, a change that comes months after President Donald Trump called for a complete withdrawal, according to The Wall Street Journal.
But mulitple media outlets, including Fox News and CNN are reporting that Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford is calling the report "factually incorrect." Dunford says "no change" is being made to troop numbers.
Trumpβs December 19 surprise announcement that American forces would leave Syria βnowβ ran into stiff opposition among members of his own party and led to the resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis.
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