The report appears to confirm remarks made by Secretary of State John Kerry, who told lawmakers that Iran had withdrawn a "significant number" of its Revolutionary Guards troops from the Syrian battlefield.
According to a reporter, the majority of Iran's forces have already been evacuated from Syria and the rest are expected to return home imminently.
The decision was made jointly by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani, but no reason for the decision was cited.
Since the start of the civil war in Syria nearly five years ago, Iran has been providing Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with both financial aid and military advisors against a range of opposing forces.
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