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House Votes Down Resolution to Remove US Troops From Syria

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House Votes Down Resolution to Remove US Troops From Syria
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) walks to a closed-door GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 10, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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The House of Representatives rejected a resolution on March 8 that would have required President Joe Biden to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria within 15 days of its enactment.

About 900 U.S. troops remain in Syria, where they have been stationed mainly to fight the ISIS terrorist group.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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