The end of the Assad era has reduced some threats, but the Islamic State has shown renewed strength in the country.

The U.S. military has about 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria across a number of bases, mostly in the northeast. The troops are working with local forces to prevent a resurgence of Islam

The United States began a large-scale drawdown of its military forces from Syria. Two senior U.S. officials told the New York Times the U.S. military is shutting down three of its eight small operating bases in Syria’s Kurdish-controlled northeast — Mission Support Site Green Village,