The Secretary of defense mark Esper said that presumably a thousand American military, which derive from the Northern regions of Syria, will travel to Western Iraq.
the head of the United States Donald trump on 7 October said that North America began to withdraw troops from the North-East of Syria. Esper on 13 October said that North America will bring about 1 thousand military from Syria.
The Minister of defense said that the U.S. military will continue to campaign against the terrorist group "Islamic state" * to " help protect Iraq."
"The withdrawal (of troops - ed.) the United States extends from North-Eastern Syria at a rapid pace, we're talking weeks, not days... the Current plan of action is to relocate these forces in Western Iraq ", - quotes the Esper Reuters.
He added that the number of war displaced in Iraq, will be held 1 thousand. According to the head of the Pentagon, the ceasefire in the North-East of Syria "in General, apparently, observed," and you can watch the " the stabilization of the lines."
The associated Press also quotes the words of the Minister of defense, who said that " the situation may change ".
9th October, Turkey declared carrying out in the Northern part of Syria "operation peace," which began with air strikes by the air force on the positions of Kurdish groups. The goal is the development there of a buffer zone, which should become a protective belt for the Turkish border. There, according to the plan of Ankara, will be able to return from Turkey to the Syrian refugees. Agency SANA called the operation aggression, the world community condemned the actions of Ankara.
Thursday, October 17, the US and Turkey told that they had agreed on a time to stop fighting Turkey for 120 hours and the withdrawal of Kurdish forces from the 30-km buffer zone on the border of Turkey and Syria, which Ankara wants to keep control of their forces. Turkey's leader Tayyip Erdogan said on the last working day of the week that Ankara will continue the operation in the Syrian Arab Republic, the United States did not keep promises on the withdrawal of Kurdish forces beyond the security zone.
* banned in Russia as a terrorist organization.
<span style="color:darkgray
sections: Politics |