But the reality is the U.S. has already had a military presence in the country since early 2016 to train and advise Kurdish and Arab rebel forces fighting ISIS in northern and eastern Syria. The number of these mostly special operations forces in Syria had grown to 500 by early this year.
Hundreds more Marines arrived in Syria in early March to provide artillery support to U.S.-backed Syrian rebels preparing to retake Raqqa, ISIS?s de facto capital in Syria.
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Looks like FW"s favorite president, Obummer, sent troops in the early part of 2016.
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