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Pentagon: US has 4 times as many troops in Syria than previously disclosed
« on: December 07, 2017, 04:09:23 pm »
WASHINGTON — About 2,000 American troops are operating in Syria, the Pentagon announced Wednesday, acknowledging four times the servicemembers in the embattled nation than it had disclosed.

Army Col. Rob Manning, a Pentagon spokesman, said American troops will remain in Syria for the foreseeable future, even as Islamic State nears defeat there and in Iraq, countries where the militants once controlled vast areas of land. The United States will take a “conditions-based” approach to removing its forces from Syria, he said, aiming to stabilize areas liberated from ISIS control and bolster local groups to govern as it supports United Nations-led peace talks in Geneva.

Manning announced the new official figure for American servicemembers in Syria on Wednesday, saying Defense Secretary Jim Mattis wants to increase transparency about where and how troops are deployed. As part of that effort, the Pentagon announced in August it had about 3,000 more troops in Afghanistan than acknowledged under then-President Barack Obama.

https://www.stripes.com/pentagon-us-has-4-times-as-many-troops-in-syria-than-previously-disclosed-1.501106
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Re: Pentagon: US has 4 times as many troops in Syria than previously disclosed
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2017, 04:29:25 pm »
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Mattis wants to increase transparency stop lying ...
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Re: Pentagon: US has 4 times as many troops in Syria than previously disclosed
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2017, 05:26:47 pm »
Personally, I don't think they should say a damn thing as to how many troops we have in a given location.

You simply don't screw with OPSEC.
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