U.S. is sending 400 more troops to Syria

WASHINGTON – The United States is sending an additional 400 troops to Syria to help prepare for the looming fight for Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant’s caliphate, U.S. officials said Thursday.

The increase, which includes a team of Army Rangers and a Marine artillery unit that have already arrived in the country, appears to represent a near-doubling of the number of U.S. troops in Syria.

http://www.startribune.com/u-s-is-sending-400-more-troops-to-syria/415782534/