The United States is maintaining a significant military presence in Syria, with the Trump administration expressing optimism about the country’s future despite continued instability.
Around 1,500 US military personnel are still stationed in Syria as the Trump administration maintains an optimistic outlook on the country’s future despite ongoing regional instability and unresolved strategic challenges, according to Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell who made the remarks on Wednesday.
“Right now, we’ve still got about 1,500 troops in Syria, but we’re not going to comment for further on force posture there, but we’re optimistic about the future in Syria, as the president [Donald Trump] has already said before,” the Pentagon chief explained.
US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack, in an interview with Turkish broadcaster NTV on June 2, said Washington plans to downsize its military footprint in Syria by consolidating operations at a single base in al-Hasakah province as part of a wider policy shift that includes closing seven other sites across the country.
AL MAYADEEN, 2.7.2025
