'Many more' US troops in Syria and Iraq - BBC

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'Many more' US troops in Syria and Iraq

The number of US troops in Syria and Iraq is significantly higher than acknowledged by Pentagon officials, a US defence department report shows.

Officially there are 503 US troops in Syria and 5,262 in Iraq.

However, the Pentagon's quarterly report puts number of troops as 1,720 in Syria and 8,892 in Iraq.

US soldiers are there as part of the fight against so-called Islamic State (IS) and include trainers, advisers and special forces.

Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42151782