U.S. Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff: 500-600 American Troops To Stay In Syria

COMING UP: Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley sits down with @martharaddatz and says there are "still" ISIS fighters in Syria: "Unless pressure is maintained...there is a very real possibility that conditions could be set for a reemergence of ISIS." https://t.co/ioOTF1c8I7 pic.twitter.com/CsJn1WrKk5
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The Hill: Joint chiefs chair: Fewer than 1,000 troops will remain in Syria

Fewer than 1,000 U.S. troops will remain in Syria with a continued mission of defeating ISIS, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Sunday.

“The footprint will be small, but the objective will remain the same: the enduring defeat of ISIS,” Milley said in an interview on ABC's “This Week.”

ABC’s Martha Raddatz questioned Milley on the number of troops expected to stay in Syria, noting that American troops have remained in the region even as President Trump has said he wanted the 1,000 to leave.

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Update #1: Top US general says 500-600 American troops to stay in Syria (AP)
Update #2: Top US military official says 500 troops to remain in Syria (France 24)

WNU Editor: Analysis is true .... For east Syria, American troops are about much more than oil (Military.com/AP). But there are some who disagree .... Trump plan to save Syria's oil is shaping up to be a public-relations dumpster fire (Christopher Woody and David Choi, Business Insider).