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March 30, 2017       Share:    

Source: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-mcmanus-syria-isis-trump-20170329-story.html

Thousands of U.S. Combat Troops Are Back on the Ground in the Middle East

(Los Angeles Times) Doyle McManus - Without much public notice, thousands of U.S. combat troops are back on the ground in the Middle East: roughly 7,000 in Iraq, almost 1,000 in Syria, another 2,500 in Kuwait. Those troops aren't only special operations forces; they include artillery teams fighting in Iraq and a helicopter unit that has flown behind Islamic State lines in Syria. James F. Jeffrey, a former ambassador (and former Army officer) who's advising the administration, told me, "This is more - not only more troops, but more willingness to use them. It's a change of maybe 20%, but it's an important 20%."

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