US rejects troop withdrawl from Syria

US House of Representatives rejects resolution to order troop withdrawal from Syria.
On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives voted 321–103 against a resolution that would require the president to withdraw the roughly 900 US troops stationed in Syria.
The US has conducted military operations in Syria against the Islamic State since September 2014 as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, which multiple presidents have justified with the Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001 (AUMF) and the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

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