Back on July 21, Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced that the Marines who had been deployed to the streets of Los Angeles to protect ICE personnel and federal buildings would be returning to bases.

“With stability returning to Los Angeles, the secretary has directed the redeployment of the 700 Marines whose presence sent a clear message: Lawlessness will not be tolerated,” Parnell said. At the same time, about 2,000 of the 4,000 National Guard troops were also ordered to return to base.

Wednesday, the Pentagon ordered “roughly 1,350 members of the Guard” to return to base.

Last night, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass boasted on X that the moves were a result of her pressure.  “Another win for Los Angeles tonight: 1,000 more troops are retreating. We will continue this pressure until ALL troops are out of L.A.”

So far, there’s no word on whether Bass’s call to remove all troops from Los Angeles means to include Los Angeles Air Force Base, which is just outside the city limits, south of Los Angeles International Airport.

Bass is not the first leader of a dangerous, unstable region who has attempted to force the U.S. military to retreat. But Mullah Omar, Saddam Hussein and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi could not be reached for comment.