As the Russian military loses its grip in Syria, the US considers pulling its troops

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As the Russian military loses its grip in Syria, the US considers pulling its troops

US troops patrolled the northeastern Syria city of Qamishli on January 9. The Trump administration is mulling the withdrawal of these forces.Delil SOULEIMAN / AFPThe US has 2,000 troops in Syria backing Kurdish-led forces to contain ISIS militants.The Trump admin is weighing withdrawing these forces, and the Russian military is losing its access."Russia now hangs on by its fingertips," a Syria expert told BI.Syria has been one of the world's mos…