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US says it doubled number of its troops in Syria before Assad's fall
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Initially, the Pentagon stated that there were around 900 troops stationed in Syria, however, it was revealed that this number is actually much higher, with approximately 2,000 troops currently deployed.
Military personnel on active duty — including reserve component personnel on federal active duty — will continue to report for duty and carry out assigned missions worldwide to defend our nation and protect our national security interests.
I'm confident that the secretary is tracking US forces deployed around the world.
There are no plans to cease the 'defeat ISIS' mission. I mean, again, ISIS continues to maintain or to pose a significant threat.
We have been briefing you regularly that there are approximately 900 US troops deployed to Syria. In light of the situation in Syria and the significant interest, we recently learned that those numbers were higher.
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- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.US under Donald Trump
- 3.Israel-Palestine Conflict
- 4.Russian Foreign Policy
- 5.Israel Foreign Policy
- 6.Islamic Terrorism
- 7.Iran Foreign Policy
- 8.German Foreign Policy
- 9.French Foreign Policy
- 10.Immigration to Europe
- 11.Israel-Lebanese Hezbollah Conflict
- 12.Saudi Foreign Policy
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- 1.Pentagon
- 2.Islamic State
- 3.ISIL
- 4.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- 5.Hayat Tahrir Al Sham
- 6.ISIS-K
- 7.Syrian Democratic Forces
- 8.US Department of Defense