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As I understand it, and as it was explained to me, these additional forces are considered temporary rotational forces that deploy to meet shifting mission requirements, whereas the core 900 deployers are on longer term deployments,
Ryder said on ThursdayWe have been briefing you regularly that there are approximately 900 US troops deployed to Syria. In light of the situation in Syria and the significant interest, we recently learned that those numbers were higher,
Ryder said
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The number of U.S. troops in Syria has doubled, Pentagon discloses
NBC NewsUS doubled troops in Syria earlier this year: Pentagon
CNAUS says it has 2,000 troops in Syria, not 900 as previously declared
AljazeeraPentagon says the number of US troops in Syria is much higher than previously reported
Fox NewsPentagon doubled the number of US troops in Syria ‘months’ ahead of Assad’s fall
The HillUS has twice as many troops in Syria than previously declared, Pentagon says
The GazettePentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad's fall
The IndependentPentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria months ago
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