US withdrawing hundreds of troops from Syria, NYT reports

PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — U.S. soldiers drive a military vehicle on the road connecting al-Rai town to Azaz city, in Syria's northern Aleppo countryside, October 4, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

(Reuters) - The United States has started drawing down hundreds of troops from northeastern Syria, the New York Times reported on Thursday.

The military is shuttering three of its eight small operating bases, reducing troop levels to about 1,400 from 2,000, the Times reported, citing two senior U.S. officials.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa)

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