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Syria: Several hundred U.S. marines deployed to battle ISIS in Raqqa
Thursday, March 9, 2017 17:57
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Several hundred U.S. Marines have been deployed to Raqqa, Syria, the de-facto capital of the Islamic State (ISIS) militant group, to assist local forces on the ground in a bid to recapture the city.
Defense officials told The Washington Post that the troops will help Syrian forces in the upcoming battle to oust ISIS from Raqqa. U.S. Marines will be temporarily stationed at “an outpost from which they can fire artillery guns,” the newspaper reports. Their positions will be about 20 miles away from ISIS-controlled areas.
Source: http://www.warsintheworld.com/index.php/2017/03/10/syria-several-hundred-us-marines-deployed-to-battle-isis-in-raqqa/
