Boots on the ground near Raqqa a sign that the White House will give military chiefs more freedom to tackle Islamic StateA few hundred marines with heavy artillery possess been deployed to Syria in preparation for the fight to oust Islamic State from its self-declared headquarters of Raqqa, a senior US official said on Wednesday.
The deployment is temporary but is a sign Donald Trump’s White House is leaning toward giving the Pentagon greater flexibility in making routine combat decisions in the fight against Isis. Related: Syrian children suffer staggering levels of trauma and distress – report Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com