Pentagon withdraws over 1K troops from LA

250 guard soldiers to remain, says Parnell

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The Pentagon on Wednesday released more than 1,000 troops who had been sent to Los Angeles in June, the latest scaling back of President Donald Trump's contentious deployment of the National Guard in Southern California.

The withdrawal of roughly 1,350 members of the Guard comes after thousands of other troops were released in recent weeks. Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesperson, said in a statement that about 250 Guard soldiers would remain in Los Angeles “to protect federal personnel and property”.

The demobilisation of most of the California National Guard’s 49th Military Police Brigade occurred with only about a week left in what the White House had suggested would be a 60-day deployment that began June 7.