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Primary mission focus of U.S. troops in Syria by end of 2025?
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Counter-ISIS operations • 25%
Supporting Kurdish forces • 25%
Humanitarian missions • 25%
Other • 25%
Official statements from the U.S. Department of Defense or credible news reports
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Pentagon Reveals 2,000 U.S. Troops in Syria, Including 1,100 Temporary Forces
Dec 19, 2024, 09:58 PM
Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder announced that the United States has approximately 2,000 troops in Syria, not the 900 previously reported by the Department of Defense. Ryder explained that the additional 1,100 personnel are temporary rotational forces supporting the counter-ISIS mission. He acknowledged that the Department had been citing the lower figure for months and stated that he recently learned of the actual troop numbers. Ryder also confirmed that the U.S. has no plans to withdraw from Syria.
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Supporting local forces • 25%
Humanitarian missions • 25%
Other • 25%
Counter-ISIS operations • 25%
Counter-Assad regime operations • 25%
Counter-Russian influence operations • 25%
Humanitarian aid and support • 25%
Counter-ISIS operations • 25%
Counter-IRGC operations • 25%
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Counter-ISIS operations • 25%
Supporting local allies • 25%
Border security • 25%
Humanitarian missions • 25%
Supporting local forces • 25%
Humanitarian aid and support • 25%
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Humanitarian missions • 25%
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Targeting ISIS • 25%
Countering Assad regime forces • 25%
Countering Russian military influence • 25%
Humanitarian aid and support • 25%
Targeting ISIS leaders • 25%
Destroying ISIS camps • 25%
Disrupting ISIS supply lines • 25%
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Counter-ISIS operations • 25%
Support for local allies • 25%
Deterrence against other regional threats • 25%
Other • 25%
Countering Iranian-backed militias • 25%
Targeting ISIS remnants • 25%
Securing U.S. bases and personnel • 25%
Other • 25%
Preventing ISIS resurgence • 25%
Supporting local allies • 25%
Countering Iranian influence • 25%
Other • 25%
Counterterrorism • 25%
Political stabilization • 25%
Humanitarian aid • 25%
Economic reconstruction • 25%
Significant reduction in ISIS activity • 25%
Stalemate with ongoing conflict • 25%
U.S. withdrawal from Syria • 25%
Increased U.S. military involvement • 25%