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Lydia Tang

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Researcher | Middle East Affairs Research | Geopolitics | Foreign Policy

Debate over U.S. troops in Syria reflects a balance between withdrawal pressures and the need to prevent instability. Beyond counter-ISIS efforts, the U.S. presence helps limit Iranian influence and avoid a security vacuum. A limited, low-risk footprint is likely to remain.

A former top US diplomat on the Syrian, Turkish, and Iraqi files urged lawmakers on Tuesday to keep US troops in Syria until there is a resolution to the continuing mission against the Islamic State (IS) militant group middleeasteye.pulse.ly/pdjx0q8wmt



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