[HIGHLIGHTS] Leverage of pressure: why the State Department said that the United States is not withdrawing troops from Syria

The United States is not withdrawing its troops from Syria, US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said. Earlier, the media, citing sources in the Pentagon and the State Department, reported that the White House allegedly does not see the need to maintain the American contingent in Syria.

Experts note that against the backdrop of aggravation in the Middle East, Washington will not abandon its means of putting pressure on other players in the region. The United States sent troops to Syria in 2014 under the pretext of fighting ISIS*. Currently, the US contingent in this country numbers about 900 military personnel.