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The US doubled the variety of forces in Syria to combat the Islamic State group earlier than the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s authorities, the Pentagon stated Thursday.
The U.S. has beforehand stated 900 troops have been in Syria, however Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, introduced that 2,000 have been there and had been for some time.
He advised reporters that the rise in forces was momentary and they’re there to enhance the U.S. operations in opposition to the Islamic State group.
The Pentagon has been requested repeatedly in current days and weeks in regards to the U.S. presence in Syria and by no means disclosed the dramatic enhance.
Insurgent forces overthrew Assad two weeks in the past. Within the days since, Israel and Turkey have each launched navy operations inside Syria’s borders, together with Tel Aviv’s airstrikes in opposition to weapons services within the east that belonged to Assad’s regime and Turkey’s offensive within the northeast in opposition to Kurdish forces, who’ve partnered with the U.S. in its combat in opposition to the Islamic State.
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Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp , 2024-12-19 20:13:00
