[ti:US Begins Troop Withdrawal From Syria] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.01]The U.S.-led coalition in Syria is beginning to withdraw troops from the country. [00:08.89]A spokesman for the coalition said it "has begun the process [00:14.60]of our deliberate withdrawal from Syria." [00:18.83]The spokesman added that, to protect security, [00:22.52]the coalition would not provide details on troop movements. [00:27.98]There are about 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria. [00:33.36]The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports [00:37.47]that the withdrawal began late Thursday. [00:41.58]It says about 10 armored vehicles and other equipment arrived [00:47.50] at a U.S. base in al-Rmelan, in al-Hasaka province. [00:53.01]The group also reports that coalition reinforcements [00:58.07] arrived at different bases Thursday. [01:00.62]A source confirmed that information with VOA. [01:06.33]U.S. national security advisor John Bolton [01:10.26] said Friday that talks between U.S. and Turkish military officials [01:16.06] will continue next week. [01:19.50]The two sides are trying to reach agreement about Kurdish fighters allied [01:26.37] with the United States against Islamic State forces in Syria. [01:31.32]Earlier this week, Bolton's calls for the protection [01:36.24] of the YPG Syrian Kurdish militia as a condition [01:41.12]for a Syrian withdrawal angered Turkey. [01:46.27]Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan [01:49.55]then canceled a planned meeting with Bolton. [01:54.66]The YPG is an important ally in the U.S. war against the Islamic State. [02:02.36]Turkey, however, considers the YPG a terrorist group [02:07.82]linked to a rebellion in Turkey. [02:11.72]In his comments, Bolton had said that he, [02:16.20]President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo [02:21.89]held the understanding that Turkey had agreed [02:26.23]"not to harm the Kurds who had fought with us against ISIS." [02:32.39]But Bolton also said the United States was still seeking [02:37.47]some guarantees of that agreement through "protocols and procedures." [02:44.49]Erdogan also warned that preparations [02:47.94]were complete for a military operation against the YPG. [02:54.28]"We will very soon mobilize to eliminate [02:58.25]the terrorist organization in Syria," Erdogan said. [03:03.60]He added, "If there are other terrorists [03:07.66]who would attempt to intervene in our intervention, [03:13.02]then it is our duty to eliminate them as well." [03:17.90]Turkish forces have been deploying for weeks along the Syrian border. [03:24.54]I'm Caty Weaver. 更多听力请访问51VOA.COM