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Urgent: U.S. announces plan to send military advisers to help fight Islamic State in Syria

Xinhua, October 31, 2015 Adjust font size:

The White House on Friday announced that the United States will send less than 50 Special Operations troops to northern Syria to act as military advisers and help fight the Islamic State (IS). Endit