The US minister for Syria has stated in an interview that the country is beginning to reduce its military presence in Syria in order to gradually close all but one of its bases it. The United States is steadily reducing its presence as part of Operation Inherent Resolve ( OIR ), a military task force launched in 2014 to combat the Islamic State group ( IS), six months after Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. The US minister for Syria, Tom Barrack, said in an appointment with Turkey’s NTV late on Monday that” the decline of our OIR wedding on a military base is happening.” ” We’ve reduced our base count from eight to five,” he said. We’ll ultimately reach one,” he said, adding that while Syria was still facing significant security issues under interim chief Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose Islamist-led alliance toppled Assad in December. Syria’s terrible 14-year civil war was ended by Assad’s resignation, but the new administration has struggled to halt recent instances of religious hostility. Barrack, who serves as the US embassy to Turkey, called for the “integration” of the nation’s ethnic and religious organizations. It still retains a very ethnic vibe. It’s extremely challenging to piece it up, he said. However, he continued,” I think that will happen.” In April, the Pentagon announced that the US would reduce its forces in Syria from 2,000 to fewer.
