US withdraws troops from two more bases in Syria

US troops have pulled out of another two military bases in northeastern Syria, causing concern among Kurdish forces about the increasing activities of the Islamic State terror group, Report informs via Reuters.

According to the news agency, the Al-Wazir and Tel Baydar bases are now guarded by small contingents of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Reuters sources said that "troops had left recently."

SDF commander Mazloum Abdi told the media outlet that the presence of a few hundred troops on one base would be "not enough" to contain the threat of the Islamic State, which "has significantly increased recently."