HANOVER, GERMANY – President Barack Obama announced Monday the biggest expansion of U.S. ground troops in Syria since its civil war began, but the move was unlikely to mollify Arab allies angry over Washington’s cautious approach to the conflict.
The deployment of up to 250 Special Forces soldiers increases U.S. forces in Syria roughly sixfold and is aimed at helping militia fighters who have clawed back territory from Islamic State group militants in a string of victories.
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KEYWORDS
Armed conflicts,
U.S.,
Barack Obama,
Vladimir Putin,
Terrorism,
Russia,
Syria,
Iraq,
Bashar Assad,
Syrian civil war,
Islamic State
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