US to send special forces to Syria, powers divided on Assad

[WorldNews]

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The United States announced Friday its first sustained deployment of ground troops to Syria to help the anti-jihadist fight, as major powers remained divided over President Bashar al-Assad's fate. The decision to send a small special forces team marks an escalation in Washington's efforts to defeat the Islamic State (IS) group, which has seized Syrian territory despite more than a year of US-led air strikes. The White House rejected accusations that President Barack Obama was backtracking on a promise not to put boots on the ground.

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