White House to Announce It’s Sending U.S. Special Forces to Syria
The White House is set to announce that it will be sending U.S. Special Forces onto the ground in Syria to combat ISIS.
According to CNN sources, the United States military will deploy a small number of special forces groups to consult with and provide assistance to Syrian rebel forces on the ground. There has been no official word yet from anyone in President Barack Obama‘s administration, but an announcement is expected sometime on Friday.
The White House is expected to announce Friday that the U.S. will deploy a small number of U.S. Special Operations forces to Kurdish-controlled territory in northern Syria. The American troops will help local Kurdish and Arab forces fighting ISIS with logistics and are planning to bolster their efforts.
Top secret missions conducted by U.S. Special Ops have already occurred on the ground, but a larger presence like the one suggested has yet to happen since the Syrian conflict began.
[h/t CNN]
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