Washington does not plan to scale back its military presence in Syria, Politico newspaper reports, citing its source in the American administration.
According to the source of the publication, about 900 military personnel, including the “green berets” (special forces of the ground forces), will remain in Syria to support and advise the SDF fighting the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS, banned in the Russian Federation).
“I do not expect now any changes related to the mission or presence in Syria,” the source said.
At the moment, most of the Syrian provinces of Haseke, Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa, located in the east and northeast of the country, are controlled by the SDF, which is supported by the United States. Since 2015, the American command has established nine military bases in the area.
However, in Damascus, the presence of the American military contingent is viewed as an illegal occupation, which is accompanied by the plunder of the natural resources belonging to the people of Syria. At the online meeting of the UN Security Council, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin emphasized that the most difficult humanitarian situation is developing in the territories not controlled by Damascus, for which the countries actually occupying them are responsible.