Although they have strongly criticised President Donald Trump’s military plan, neither France nor the UK have committed to replacing the departing American soldiers.
France 24: As US withdraws troops from Syria, France and UK remain in the back seat
Military vehicles with the US-backed coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group are pictured during an operation to expel the jihadists, in the countryside of the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor on Feb. 21, 2019.
