Obama flip flops on Syria, sends special forces to help fight ISIS
- 9 years ago
SYRIA — The White House on Friday announced the deployment of "less than 50" special operations forces to northern Syria as part of the U.S. strategy to confront ISIS, according to a Reuters report.
The first contingent of troops, which will be making their way to Syria from a U.S. base in Irbil, Iraq, will comprise some two dozen soldiers.
U.S. officials reportedly stressed that the special forces troops are not meant to engage in front-line combat alongside U.S.-supported rebels, according to Reuters.
If they come under fire from enemy forces, however, the soldiers have the right to engage.
The U.S. also plans to deploy A-10 and F-15 fighter jets to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey as part of the effort, according to a CNN report.
The notable turnaround comes despite a strongly worded commitment by U.S. president Barack Obama not to deploy ground forces in Syria.
"I will not put American boots on the ground in Syria," said Obama during a September 2013 televised national address, according to the Federalist.
The move also follows last week's killing of an American soldier during a Kurdish-led mission to save prisoners held by the Islamic State as well as Russia's entrance into the military fray earlier this month.
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The first contingent of troops, which will be making their way to Syria from a U.S. base in Irbil, Iraq, will comprise some two dozen soldiers.
U.S. officials reportedly stressed that the special forces troops are not meant to engage in front-line combat alongside U.S.-supported rebels, according to Reuters.
If they come under fire from enemy forces, however, the soldiers have the right to engage.
The U.S. also plans to deploy A-10 and F-15 fighter jets to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey as part of the effort, according to a CNN report.
The notable turnaround comes despite a strongly worded commitment by U.S. president Barack Obama not to deploy ground forces in Syria.
"I will not put American boots on the ground in Syria," said Obama during a September 2013 televised national address, according to the Federalist.
The move also follows last week's killing of an American soldier during a Kurdish-led mission to save prisoners held by the Islamic State as well as Russia's entrance into the military fray earlier this month.
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