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U.S. troops in Syria going to

Iraq, not home as Trump claims

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Secretary Mark Esper be-
Associated Press fore he arrived in Afghani-
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) stan on Sunday. The fight
— While President Donald in Syria against IS, once
Trump insists he's bring- spearheaded by Ameri-
ing home Americans from can allied Syrian Kurds who
"endless wars" in the Mi- have been cast aside by
deast, his Pentagon chief Trump, will be undertaken
says all U.S. troops leaving by U.S. forces, possibly from
Syria will go to western Iraq neighboring Iraq. Esper did
and the American military not rule out the idea that
will continue operations U.S. forces would conduct
against the Islamic State counterterrorism missions
group. They aren't com- from Iraq into Syria. But he
ing home and the United told reporters traveling with
States isn't leaving the tur- him that those details will
bulent Middle East, ac- be worked out over time.
cording to current plans American military convoy stops near the town of Tel Tamr, north Syria, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019.
outlined by U.S. Defense Continued on Page 2 Associated Press