国际英语资讯:U.S. to withdraw troops from northern Syria: Pentagon chief
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 13-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Esper">Esper</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="around">around</span> 1,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="underway">underway</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> (<span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>) <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="intend">intend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span>," <span word="Esper">Esper</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="CBS">CBS</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="Esper">Esper</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="untenable">untenable</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="opposing">opposing</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="armies">armies</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deliberate">deliberate</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="confirming">confirming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="around">around</span> 1,000.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Esper">Esper</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="timeline">timeline</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pullout">pullout</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="military">military</span> <span word="would">would</span> "<span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="CBS">CBS</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retreat">retreat</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="harm">harm</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Turks">Turks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kurds">Kurds</span>.</p><p><span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vicinity">vicinity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kobani">Kobani</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="artillery">artillery</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p>
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