US calls upon Syria to pull out troops in southern border

The US called upon Syria on Wednesday to withdraw its troops from the southern border area in order to de-escalate tensions with Israel.

“We are calling on the Syrian government to withdraw their military in order to allow all sides to be able to de-escalate,” US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in an interview on Fox News.

The statements were made after fighting between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern city of Sweida hours following a ceasefire agreement.