Bolton: US troops staying in Syria until Iran leaves

Defense News: The U.S. will keep a military presence in Syria until Iran withdraws its forces, a top Trump administration official said Monday.

“We’re not going to leave as long as Iranian troops are outside Iranian borders, and that includes Iranian proxies and militias,” White House national security adviser John Bolton said while in New York for the U.N. General Assembly.

The pledge comes as 2,200 U.S. troops serve in Syria, nearly all of them devoted to the war against the Islamic State in the eastern third of the country.

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