After First-Term Reversal, Trump’s Election Revives Prospect of Syria Pullout

Hundreds of U.S. troops remain stationed in Syria despite the incoming president’s earlier pledge to bring them back home.

U.S. Army soldiers prepare to go on patrol from a remote combat outpost in northeastern Syria, on May 25, 2021. John Moore/Getty Images

News Analysis

With Donald Trump set to return to the White House, speculation has mounted about how he will deal with the complex situation in Syria, where U.S. troops have been deployed—occasionally coming under attack—since 2015.