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Pentagon Orders Major Troop Reduction in Syria

U.S. military to halve its presence in Syria, consolidating forces to fewer than 1,000 while maintaining counterterrorism operations.

A soldier from the US-led coalition holds the hand of a boy during a joint U.S.- Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) patrol in the countryside of Qamishli in northeastern Syria February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman/File Photo
U.S. military vehicles are parked near al-Tanf garrison, Syria, during an exercise in 2023. Photo: Terry Vongsouthi/DVIDS
US forces patrol near Syria's northeastern border with Turkey on September 3, 2024
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Overview

  • The U.S. military will reduce its troop presence in Syria from approximately 2,000 to fewer than 1,000 over the coming months.
  • Three of the eight small U.S. outposts in northeast Syria, including Mission Support Site Green Village and M.S.S. Euphrates, will be closed as part of the drawdown.
  • The Pentagon describes the reduction as a deliberate, conditions-based process reflecting progress against ISIS since its territorial defeat in 2019.
  • U.S. Central Command will continue to conduct strikes against ISIS remnants and partner with local forces to address emerging threats.
  • The consolidation follows a December 2024 announcement that troop levels had doubled earlier in the year to address increased regional threats.