French President Emmanuel Macron said the French army would remain in the region in 2019, despite the US decided to withdraw from Syria.

Addressing military officials at an army base near the city of Toulouse, Macron said "the fight in Syria is not over" and that "any rush to withdraw would be a mistake."

He also criticized US President Donald Trump's call for an alleged troop withdrawal from the war-torn country.

"The retreat from Syria announced by our American friends cannot make us deviate from our strategic objective – eradicating Daesh," the French president claimed.

He said France would continue to be in the region in 2019, despite the US decided to withdraw about 2,000 troops from Syria on the grounds that DEASH was defeated.

French president reiterated his desire to establish a European army to intervene quickly in conflict zones.

The French President reiterated his desire to establish a European army to quickly intervene in the conflict zones.

In 2015, France had sent about 1200 soldiers to the region in the fight against DEASH.

ILKHA