{"id":83864,"date":"2023-12-07T18:33:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T18:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/12\/07\/senate-votes-to-keep-us-troops-in-syria-amid-iran-backed-attacks\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:59:15","slug":"senate-votes-to-keep-us-troops-in-syria-amid-iran-backed-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/12\/07\/senate-votes-to-keep-us-troops-in-syria-amid-iran-backed-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate votes to keep US troops in Syria amid Iran-backed attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly voted down a bill 13-84<b> <\/b>that would have required President Joe Biden to withdraw the roughly 900 troops stationed in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., secured a vote on the bill after an onslaught of attacks from Iran-backed proxies in recent months targeting U.S. forces in the war-torn country. These militias have launched at least 76 attacks on U.S. forces in both Syria and Iraq since Oct. 7, which marked the start of Israel\u2019s ongoing bombardment of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip following Hamas\u2019 massacre of Israelis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt seems to me, though our 900 troops have no viable mission in Syria, that they\u2019re sitting ducks,\u201d Paul said on the Senate floor ahead of the vote. \u201cThey\u2019re a tripwire to a larger war, and without a clear-cut mission, I don\u2019t think they can adequately defend themselves, yet they remain in Syria.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur troops in Syria regularly come under attack, not from ISIS but from Iranian-backed militias,\u201d he added, using an acronym for the Islamic State group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/10\/27\/us-strikes-iran-linked-sites-in-syria-after-attacks-on-us-troops\/\" target=\"_blank\">carried out retaliatory airstrikes on Iran-backed militias in Syria<\/a> in response to the attacks, including strikes on weapons, ammunition, storage and training facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further compounding matters, Turkey bombarded U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in northeast Syria in September after a group linked to the Kurdistan Workers\u2019 Party, or PKK, attacked the Interior Ministry in Ankara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe also had American troops take fire from our own NATO ally Turkey,\u201d Paul said. \u201cJust this past September, we returned the favor by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/10\/05\/us-shoots-down-turkish-drone-after-it-came-too-close-to-us-troops\/#:~:text=The%20Pentagon%20said%20Thursday%20the,Air%20Force%20Brig.\" target=\"_blank\">shooting down an armed Turkish drone<\/a> that came within 500 yards of U.S. forces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the overwhelming majority of Republicans and Democrats sided with the Biden administration and opted to vote in favor of keeping the 900 troops in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPassage of such a resolution would be a gift to Iran and its terrorist network,\u201d Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said ahead of the vote. \u201cDriving American troops from the Middle East is exactly what they\u2019d like to see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt would encourage Iran\u2019s proxies to open a northern front in the territorial war against Israel,\u201d he added, referring to the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2023\/10\/17\/house-drafts-bill-to-strike-iran-proxies-amid-israel-hamas-war\/#:~:text=McCaul%20told%20CNN%20on%20Monday,aligned%20groups%20without%20geographical%20constraints\" target=\"_blank\">Mike McCaul, R-Texas, told reporters in October that he is drafting a military authorization for the Biden administration to strike Iran-backed proxy forces<\/a> throughout the Middle East, which he would mark up if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/israel-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Israel-Hamas war<\/a> escalates into a broader regional conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States stationed troops in Syria in 2014 as part of its campaign to topple the ISIS caliphate, citing as legal justification the 2001 military authorization Congress passed in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to target al-Qaida in Afghanistan. Four presidents have used the 2001 military authorization to justify more than 40 military operations in at least 19 countries across the globe, including in Syria and Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul\u2019s resolution, which the Senate voted down, stated the 2001 military authorization does not apply to Syria. He made a similar argument in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2023\/10\/26\/senate-votes-down-bill-to-withdraw-troops-from-niger\/\" target=\"_blank\">a separate resolution to withdraw the roughly 1,100 U.S. troops stationed in Niger<\/a>. The Senate also voted down that resolution 11-86 in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House in March also voted to keep U.S. troops in Syria, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2023\/03\/08\/house-votes-down-gaetz-bill-to-withdraw-troops-from-syria\/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%94%20The%20House%20voted%20103,Matt%20Gaetz.\" target=\"_blank\">voting down 103-321 a similar withdrawal resolution from Rep. 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