{"id":108619,"date":"2023-12-12T07:55:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T07:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=108619"},"modified":"2023-12-12T07:55:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T07:55:39","slug":"us-diplomat-says-his-countrys-troops-not-to-leave-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/108619\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>US diplomat says his country&#8217;s troops not to leave Syria &nbsp;<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>Attacks by Iran&#8217;s proxies on U.S. bases in Syria certainly would not make the U.S. leave the country, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an exclusive statement to North Press, Alan Makovsky, former senior professional staff member on the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the U.S. House of Representatives said the U.S. does not want to 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