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USSOCOM accepts to put boots on ground in northeast Syria

Published on 04.02.2022 at 07:00 GMT Reading time 2 min

Following the Islamic State's unprecedented strike near Hasakah, US and British special forces have agreed to send troops to help the Syrian Democratic Forces, whose counter-espionage weak spots were exposed by the attack.

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Syria, United States USSOCOM accepts to put boots on ground in northeast Syria

Following the Islamic State's unprecedented strike near Hasakah, US and British special forces have agreed to send troops to help the Syrian Democratic Forces, whose counter-espionage weak spots were exposed by the attack.

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