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What will be the main focus of US military operations in Syria by mid-2025?
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Resolution / Starting Odds
Supporting local forces • 25%
Humanitarian aid and support • 25%
Other strategic objectives • 25%
Counter-ISIS operations • 25%
Support for local forces • 25%
Humanitarian missions • 25%
Other • 25%
Official Pentagon reports or announcements
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Pentagon Reveals 2,000 US Troops in Syria for Anti-ISIS Mission, Doubling Previous Figure
Dec 19, 2024, 11:45 PM
The Pentagon has announced that approximately 2,000 US troops are currently in Syria, more than double the previously reported figure of 900. Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder stated that in addition to the core presence of 900 troops, there are about 1,100 temporary rotational forces deployed to support the counter-ISIS mission. He acknowledged that he recently learned about the higher number of troops on the ground, and that the additional forces have been in Syria for several months.
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Counter-Russian influence operations • 25%
Counter-ISIS operations • 25%
Counter-Assad regime operations • 25%
Humanitarian aid and support • 25%
Defeating ISIS • 25%
Supporting local forces • 25%
Humanitarian missions • 25%
Other • 25%
Counter-IRGC operations • 25%
Counter-ISIS operations • 25%
Other • 25%
Humanitarian aid • 25%
Counter-ISIS operations • 25%
Humanitarian missions • 25%
Border security • 25%
Supporting local allies • 25%
Humanitarian missions • 25%
Supporting Kurdish forces • 25%
Other • 25%
Counter-ISIS operations • 25%
Other • 25%
Disrupting ISIS supply lines • 25%
Destroying ISIS camps • 25%
Targeting ISIS leaders • 25%
Other • 25%
Countering Iranian-backed militias • 25%
Targeting ISIS remnants • 25%
Securing U.S. bases and personnel • 25%
Countering Assad regime forces • 25%
Humanitarian aid and support • 25%
Countering Russian military influence • 25%
Targeting ISIS • 25%
Humanitarian aid • 25%
Political stabilization • 25%
Counterterrorism • 25%
Economic reconstruction • 25%
Supporting local allies • 25%
Other • 25%
Countering Iranian influence • 25%
Preventing ISIS resurgence • 25%
PKK/YPG • 25%
Other • 25%
Syrian Government Forces • 25%
ISIS • 25%
Increased tensions with Iran • 25%
Stalemate • 25%
Successful in reducing threats • 25%
Withdrawal of U.S. forces • 25%