The Pentagon has also acknowledged the withdrawal. Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said in a tweet that US-led coalition forces had liberated IS-held areas in Syria.

The United States is finally moving away from war-torn Syria. President Trump has said that US troops have begun withdrawing from Syria. Washington claims they have defeated IS in Syria. Now there is no need for US gold.

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement on Wednesday that the caliphate had collapsed in Syria. The army is being evacuated from there.

The Pentagon has also acknowledged the withdrawal. Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said in a tweet that US-led coalition forces had liberated IS-held areas in Syria. But the campaign against IS is not over.

The Trump administration, meanwhile, has not made clear exactly why troops are being withdrawn from Syria. Sanders issued the statement within hours of President Trump signaling the withdrawal of troops. Trump tweeted that we have defeated ISK in Syria. That was our only goal. A total of 2,000 US troops were in Syria.