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Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday American special operations troops being sent to Syria would only fight Islamic State militants and would not become involved...
The Guardian 2015-10-31WASHINGTON (AP) — Even when President Barack Obama sent U.S. troops back to Iraq and ordered the military to stay in Afghanistan, he insisted Syria would remain off limits...
Richmond Times Dispatch 2015-10-31The Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Even when U.S. President Barack Obama sent U.S. troops back to Iraq and ordered the military to stay in Afghanistan, he insisted Syria...
The Japan News 2015-11-01WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates accused President Barack Obama on Sunday of showing weakness in U.S. policy in Syria, doubting that his...
Philadelphia Daily News 2015-11-02
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates accused President Barack Obama on Sunday of showing weakness in U.S. policy in Syria, doubting that his small deployment of special operations troops will make much difference without a coherent broader strategy. "I don't have a problem with the tactics of it. And the numbers might even have to be larger at some...
Philadelphia Daily News 2015-11-02Even as US President Barack Obama sent troops back to Iraq and ordered the military to stay in Afghanistan, he insisted Syria would remain off limits for American ground forces. Now, the president has crossed his own red line. Obama’s deployment of up to 50 US special operations troops to northern Syria to help in the fight against Islamic State is the kind of incremental move...
South China Morning Post 2015-10-31WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates accused President Barack Obama on Sunday of showing weakness in U.S. policy in Syria, doubting that his small deployment of special operations troops will make much difference without a coherent broader strategy. "I don't have a problem with the tactics of it. And the numbers might even have to be larger at some...
Huffington Post 2015-11-01More to this story Analysis: US Special Forces in Syria, why now? America's partners on the ground in Syria World powers agree to more talks on Syria crisis President Barack Obama has said the US is not putting its troops on the front lines in Syria to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), despite his decision to deploy special operations troops on the ground....
Al Jazeera 2015-11-03WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said on Monday the planned deployment of dozens of United States (US) special forces to Syria to advise opposition forces fighting self-styled Islamic State (IS) did not break his promise not to put "boots on the ground" in the Syrian conflict. "Keep in mind that we have run special ops already and really this is just an extension of what we...
Dawn 2015-11-03As previously warned about in June of 2015, the United States has announced that it will officially begin ground operations in Syria through the use of special forces. The Washington Post in its article, “Obama seeks to intensify operations in Syria with Special Ops troops,”would report that: President Obama is sending a...
Infowars 2015-10-31Bush, Rubio and Fiorina applaud deployment of troops but president’s decision marks reversal on 2011 vow not to get involved...
The Guardian 2015-11-01
The Syrian uprising is an ongoing, violent internal conflict in Syria. It is part of the wider Arab Spring, a wave of upheaval throughout the Arab world. Public demonstrations across Syria began on 26 January 2011 and developed into a nationwide uprising. Protesters demanded the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad, the overthrow of his government, and an end to nearly five decades of Ba’ath Party rule.
Since spring 2011, the Syrian government has deployed the Syrian Army to quell the uprising. Several cities have been besieged, but nevertheless the unrest continues. According to witnesses, soldiers who refused to open fire on civilians were summarily executed by the Syrian Army. The Syrian government denied reports of defections, and blamed "armed gangs" for causing trouble. Since early autumn 2011, civilians and army defectors began forming fighting units, which began an insurgency campaign against the Syrian Army. The insurgents unified under the banner of the Free Syrian Army and fought in an increasingly organized fashion; however, the civilian component of the armed opposition lacks an organized leadership.
