Questions And Answers About American Troops In Syria

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS, Associated Press: Politics
Fri, 05/27/2016 - 2:44pm

WASHINGTON (AP) -- At least 200 U.S. special operations troops are in Syria advising the Syrian Democratic Forces in their effort to retake the city of Raqqa, the self-proclaimed capital of the Islamic State group....

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