Foreign Policy: Washington is planning to withdraw its forces from Syria
Foreign Policy newspaper reported that the accelerating events after Hamas attack on the 7th of October last year, followed by war in the Gaza Strip, and the problem in the red sea, the current status of the US administration, as this year is an election year, and it require certain calculations, al that prompted President Joe Biden’s to reconsider its military priorities in the Middle East.
The Foreign Policy magazine, citing sources in the US State Department and the Pentagon, said that Washington is studying the possibility of completely withdrawing its forces from Syria.
The Foreign Policy pointed out that the Hamas attack against Israel in October led to escalation of tensions in the region, making a reconsideration of military priorities expected.
The Foreign Policy’s report indicated that there is great concern about the possibility of a complete withdrawal of US forces from Syria, and although a final decision hasn’t been taken on that, the White House is no longer interested in the mission, which it deems unnecessary, and internal discussions are taking place regarding how and when the withdrawal could occur.
Foreign Policy confirmed that the potentially catastrophic impact of the withdrawal extends to the influence of the United States and its allies in the region, with a warning that it may be a gift to ISIS, which could reappear in Syria, taking into account the prominent success of international intervention in defeating ISIS in 2014, with the liberation of the last areas of Syria in 2019, but it warned that the threat is still present and that the continued US deployment plays a vital role in achieving stability in the region.
Meanwhile, discussion is now taking place within the US administration about the date of how to withdraw the forces, although the final decision hasn’t been taken yet.
