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US to deploy 200 more troops in Syria to fight IS: Pentagon
According to a Pentagon statement, the additional US troops would include special operations forces, trainers, advisers and explosive ordinance disposal teams.
Washington, Dec 11: The Pentagon said on Saturday the US would deploy about 200 additional troops to Syria in the military campaign against the Islamic State (IS).
According to a Pentagon statement, the additional US troops would include special operations forces, trainers, advisers and explosive ordinance disposal teams, Xinhua news agency reported.
US
Defense
Secretary
Ash
Carter
made
the
announcement
during
his
speech
in
the
Gulf
state
of
Bahrain,
said
the
statement.
"These uniquely skilled operators will join the 300 US special operations forces already in Syria, to continue organising, training, equipping and otherwise enabling capable, motivated, local forces to take the fight to IS," the statement quoted Carter as saying.
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