250 U.S. Special Operation Forces Are To Be Deployed To Syria - War News Media

Reuters: Obama plans to send 250 more U.S. troops to Syria: U.S. officials

U.S. President Barack Obama plans to send 250 more military personnel to Syria, increasing the U.S. presence on the ground there to about 300 troops to help fight Islamic State militants, a U.S. official said on Sunday.

The deployment will come on top of 50 special operations forces whom Obama deployed to Syria last year, two U.S. officials said. One official said the announcement would come in a speech Obama plans to give in Hanover, Germany, on Monday.

The decision, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, confirms an April 1 Reuters report that the Obama administration was considering boosting the number of special operations forces in Syria in hopes of accelerating gains against Islamic State.

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Update #1: Obama approves 250 additional U.S. troops in Syria -- AP
Update #2: U.S. to Send 250 Additional Military Personnel to Syria -- WSJ

WNU Editor: So much for earlier reports from President Obama that no U.S. ground forces were going to be deployed to Syria .... Obama rules out sending US ground troops to Syria (FOX News). More here .... Syria conflict: Obama rules out ground troops for Syria (BBC). If these 250 additional soldiers are not ground forces ... what are they? Oh yeah .... cough cough .... they are trainers and advisers.