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US May Send Additional 1,000 Troops to Back Anti-Daesh Op in Syria's Raqqa

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US May Send Additional 1,000 Troops to Back Anti-Daesh Op in Syria's Raqqa

21:34 GMT 15.03.2017 (Updated: 11:35 GMT 06.08.2022)

© Flickr / The U.S. ArmyFollowing indications from US Defense Secretary Ash Carter earlier this week, President Barack Obama confirmed on Friday that the Pentagon would deploy between 20 and 50 “advisers” to combat the self-proclaimed Islamic State terror group in Syria.

Following indications from US Defense Secretary Ash Carter earlier this week, President Barack Obama confirmed on Friday that the Pentagon would deploy between 20 and 50 “advisers” to combat the self-proclaimed Islamic State terror group in Syria. - Sputnik International

The United States may deploy an additional 1,000 troops into northern Syria in a matter of weeks to aid the offensive against the Daesh terror group (outlawed in Russia), US media reported.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing US defense officials, that 1,000 more troops would be sent into Syria to back the offensive against Daesh in the city of Raqqa.

March 7, 2017 frame grab from video provided by Arab 24 network, shows fighters from the Syrian Democratic forces standing near U.S military vehicles on the outskirts of the Syrian town, Manbij, a flashpoint between Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters and U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters, in al-Asaliyah village, Aleppo province, Syria - Sputnik International

US' 'New Role' in Syria 'Reflects the Limits of Its Capacity'

10 March 2017, 11:34 GMT

On March 9, the US-led coalition against Daesh confirmed that a US Marine Corps artillery unit had deployed to Syria to aid local forces in the Raqqa offensive.

The plan to send additional US troops is pending approval from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the report added.

The plan comes on the heels of Mattis' briefing on February 27 with the National Security Council’s principals committee on a plan to defeat Daesh.

Last November, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces with the assistance of the US-led coalition's airstrikes started the military operation to liberate Raqqa that is considered the terrorist group's major outpost in the country.