President Trump Declares Victory Over ISIS In Syria. Orders Immediate Withdrawal Of U.S. Forces From Syria

We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 19, 2018

Daily Mail: BREAKING NEWS: Trump declares victory over ISIS in Syria as military prepare for full withdrawal from civil war - leaving massive Russian presence unchallenged

* 'We have defeated ISIS in Syria' declared President Trump
* Said fight against the terror group was the 'only reason' for being there
* The U.S. intervened years ago in part to protect rebels who were under assault from the Assad regime and counter terror insurgents
* Russia soon stepped up its own air campaign there and remains as a regional power
* Move likely to please Turkish president Erdogan, who wants to counter U.S. allied Kurdish forces in Syria
* Move comes as Russia is establishing permanent military presence

President Donald Trump declared victory over ISIS in Syria on Wednesday, as the Pentagon prepares for an immediate troop withdrawal.

'We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency,' the president wrote on Twitter.

His declaration came after the Wall Street Journal and other outlets quoted Pentagon officials saying the U.S. would soon begin pulling out remaining forces, which number about 2,000.

'The Pentagon has an order to get to move troops out of Syria as quickly as possible,' a U.S. official told the paper.

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More News On President Trump Ordering The Immediate Withdrawal Of U.S. Forces From Syria

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Trump plans full withdrawal of US troops from Syria -- AFP
Official says US to withdraw all American troops in Syria -- AP
Trump orders rapid withdrawal from Syria in apparent reversal -- CNN
Trump plans full withdrawal of US troops from Syria -- The Guardian
U.S. Military Preparing for a Full Withdrawal of Its Forces From Syria -- The Wall Street Journal
Trump signals US withdrawal from Syria -- The Hill
Trump Orders U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Syria, Claiming Victory -- Bloomberg
Syria conflict: US 'planning immediate withdrawal of troops' -- BBC
President Trump orders all US troops out of Syria, declares victory over ISIS -- USA Today
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Trump says ‘we have defeated ISIS’ as US starts withdrawal from Syria -- RT