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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-ISIS operations • 25%
Counter-Assad regime operations • 25%
Counter-Russian influence operations • 25%
Humanitarian aid and support • 25%
Defeating ISIS • 25%
Supporting local forces • 25%
Humanitarian missions • 25%
Other • 25%
Counter-ISIS operations • 25%
Counter-IRGC operations • 25%
Humanitarian aid • 25%
Other • 25%
Counter-ISIS operations • 25%
Supporting local allies • 25%
Border security • 25%
Humanitarian missions • 25%
Counter-ISIS operations • 25%
Supporting Kurdish forces • 25%
Humanitarian missions • 25%
Other • 25%
Targeting ISIS leaders • 25%
Destroying ISIS camps • 25%
Disrupting ISIS supply lines • 25%
Other • 25%
Countering Iranian-backed militias • 25%
Targeting ISIS remnants • 25%
Securing U.S. bases and personnel • 25%
Other • 25%
Targeting ISIS • 25%
Countering Assad regime forces • 25%
Countering Russian military influence • 25%
Humanitarian aid and support • 25%
Counterterrorism • 25%
Political stabilization • 25%
Humanitarian aid • 25%
Economic reconstruction • 25%
Preventing ISIS resurgence • 25%
Supporting local allies • 25%
Countering Iranian influence • 25%
Other • 25%
PKK/YPG • 25%
ISIS • 25%
Syrian Government Forces • 25%
Other • 25%
Successful in reducing threats • 25%
Stalemate • 25%
Increased tensions with Iran • 25%
Withdrawal of U.S. forces • 25%