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Marines have arrived in Syria to fire artillery in the fight for Raqqa

The force is part of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which left San Diego on Navy ships in October.
The Marines on the ground include part of an artillery battery
that can fire powerful 155-millimeter shells from M777 Howitzers.
[20 miles] is the estimated maximum range on many rounds fired from the M777 howitzer.
GPS-guided Excalibur rounds, which the Marines also used after establishing Fire Base Bell,
can travel closer to 30 miles.

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This is the Pentagon coming out of the closet regarding Raqqa and E. Syria.... they have 'plans'.
 
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No wonder McCain has been going back and forth to Syria of late. He probably warned the 'moderate' rebels to clear out.
 
Contumacious said:
Prima facie evidence that the CIA has made him an offer he can't refuse.

The administrative state wins.
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Right, of course...

It can't possibly be that this is a reflection of Trump's true nature..

It must be that he's being coerced..

I mean, it's not like he has a long record of supporting intervention in the Mid-East, and just pretended to be a dove for the election..
 
AngryCanadian said:
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US Troops with Kurdish Badges and Russian flag.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/05/turkey-us-ypg/484631/

On Thursday, Agence France-Presse, the French news agency, published photographs that showed U.S. special-operations forces alongside fighters from the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), near Raqqa, the Syrian city that serves as the de facto capital of the Islamic State. The Americans appeared to be wearing YPG insignia. Turkey, a U.S. ally, regards the YPG as a terrorist group, but the U.S. and its allies do not. The YPG and a host of other Kurdish groups are fighting ISIS, as the Islamic State is also known, in Iraq and Syria.

I'm not going to comment about specific photos. What I will say is that special operations forces when they operate in certain areas do what they can to, if you will, blend in with the community to enhance their own protection, their own security. And special operations forces in the past have worked with partners, and in the past have conducted themselves in such a way that they -- that they might operate in an atmosphere in which they are supportive of that local force in their advise and assist role.
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Peter Cook- Defense Department spokesman.
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Where is the photo on the right from? Nm. Found it.

https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/8-march-west-manbij-russian-sof-spotted-wearing-a-sdf-manbij

West Manbij: Russian SOF spotted wearing a SDF Manbij Military Council (MMC) patch.
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MallsRGood said:
Right, of course...

It can't possibly be that this is a reflection of Trump's true nature..

It must be that he's being coerced..

I mean, it's not like he has a long record of supporting intervention in the Mid-East, and just pretended to be a dove for the election..
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So what ur saying u preferred Hillary's regime?
 
Contumacious said:
Prima facie evidence that the CIA has made him an offer he can't refuse.

The administrative state wins.
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Trump said he wanted boots on the ground in Syria during his campaign. Now there's boots on the ground there. No conspiracy needed, this is what he supported.
 
TheCount said:
Trump said he wanted boots on the ground in Syria during his campaign. Now there's boots on the ground there. No conspiracy needed, this is what he supported.
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True , but I think there have been US troops with the Kurds for years and there have been Russian Special Forces in Syria for years now as well. So really , just business as usual which is what Clinton voters voted for as well . So 95 percent of voters should be pleased ?
 
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Trump's War: Marines/Rangers Enter Syria

Surprised this hasn't been posted yet. I looked, so if it has, please merge.

I thought Trump was supposed to be the humble foreign policy? Follow the Constitution? End regime change ops? So much for Congress, War Powers, Authorization, etc..... Can't say we didn't warn you.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/09/us-sends-hundreds-of-marines-to-syria-to-support-fight-against-isis

A few hundred marines with heavy artillery have been deployed to Syria in preparation for the fight to oust Islamic State from its self-declared headquarters of Raqqa, a senior US official said on Wednesday.

The deployment is temporary but is a sign Donald Trump’s White House is leaning toward giving the Pentagon greater flexibility in making routine combat decisions in the fight against Isis.

Military commanders frustrated by what they considered micromanagement under the previous administration have argued for greater freedom to make daily decisions on how best to fight the enemy.

The marines moving into Syria are positioning howitzers to be ready to help local Syrian forces, said the official, who was not authorised to discuss the deployment publicly.

In addition, the US is preparing to send hundreds of troops to Kuwait to be ready to fight Isis there if needed, the official said. The number would be fewer than 1,000, the official said.

The latest troop movements come on the heels of the recent temporary deployment of dozens of army forces to the outskirts of Manbij, Syria, in what the Pentagon called a “reassure and deter” mission. Flying American flags and moving in large, heavily armoured vehicles, the troops were there to keep a lid on tensions in the area, the Pentagon said.

It appeared the forces were largely there to ensure Turkish fighters and Syrian opposition groups focused on battling Isis rather than each other.

Under the existing limits put in place by the Obama administration, the military can have up to 503 US forces in Syria. But temporary personnel do not count against the cap.

Pentagon leaders sent a new plan to defeat Isis to the White House late last month. It outlined a strategy that was likely to increase the number of US troops in Syria in order to better advise and enable the Syrian fighters who will take on the battle for Raqqa.

The military has mapped out options for the Syria fight, including increased artillery support, more Apache helicopters and a more robust training campaign.

US officials say the battle for Raqqa will look much like the fight in neighbouring Iraq, where local forces are fighting to retake the northern city of Mosul from Isis. As troops were preparing to move into Mosul, the US set up bases outside the city to use as logistical hubs and sites for heavy artillery.
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Trump has stated numerous times that ISIS is on the endangered list. No surprises here.
 
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-03-09/us-sends-more-marines-and-army-rangers-to-syria-to-fight-isis

A United States Marines artillery unit, as well as Army Rangers, have been deployed to Syria to aid in the assault on the de facto capital of the Islamic State group, Raqqa.


The goal of the deployment is to expedite the defeat of the group in a battle that in recent days has been called "difficult and complicated." But the U.S.-led coalition on Thursday insisted attempts to isolate the city held by the extremist group are going "very, very well."
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It is unclear whether the U.S. deployment announced Thursday is a signal of future deployments, and a greater on-the-ground presence, from the United States.


President Donald Trump is considering a new plan to defeat the Islamic State group that was submitted by the Pentagon late last month, the BBC notes. Reports indicate, however, that while the review may lead to an increase in the number of U.S. troops in Syria, it will not set off "a dramatic shift" in the strategy the president inherited.


"As promised, I directed the Department of Defense to develop a plan to demolish and destroy [the Islamic State] – a network of lawless savages that have slaughtered Muslims and Christians, and men, and women, and children of all faiths and all beliefs," the president told Congress in his address last week. "We will work with our allies, including our friends and allies in the Muslim world, to extinguish this vile enemy from our planet."
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Constitutional and legal violations aside, without expressed permission from Assad, this is an act of war. Russia and Syria could react accordingly.
 
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