Initial US pullback in Syria limited to safe zone near Turkey

A U.S. pullback of troops in Syria will initially be limited in scope to a patch of Syrian territory near the Turkish border where both countries had been working to establish a special security area, a U.S. official told Reuters on Monday.

The official, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said the pullback from the zone would not involve many forces -- perhaps just dozens. The official did not say whether the troops would leave the country or reposition elsewhere in Syria, where the United States has around 1,000 forces.

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