US Marines deployed to fight ISIS in Syria

In addition, the U.S.is preparing to send hundreds of US troops to Kuwait in order to be ready to join the Islamic State fight if they are needed, the official said.

Turkey will not participate in the Raqqa operation, Yildirim said, if the us does not heed the warning that was repeated this week by several Turkish politicians here, .

Asked for his recommendations to the Trump administration on next steps in the longest war in American history, Votel told the Senate Armed Services Committee that in Afghanistan, “I do believe it will involve additional forces to make the advise-and-assist mission more effective”. He gave no deadline though for an attack.

In a swipe at Washington, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Tuesday it was unfortunate that some of Turkey’s allies had chosen the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia as a partner in the fight against Islamic State in Syria.

FILE – Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

The Pentagon confirmed that the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit will join the assault on Raqqa, which is essentially the capital city of ISIS-controlled territory. The contingent is equipped with M777 Howitzers, capable of firing 155mm shells.

According to the Post, US Marines have departed their ships in the Mediterranean and have established an outpost on Syrian soil from where they will fire artillery toward the ISIS “headquarters” of Raqqa.

U.S. deploys troops to Syria to aid in Raqqa assaultThe U.S. has deployed hundreds of marines to Syria in preparation for the long-awaited assault on Raqqa.

The additional forces that had arrived in “the last few days” comprised a Marines artillery unit and Army Rangers.

The outposts are created to support local troops as they move into ISIS-controlled cities, and where USA troops backing those local forces can be based. Officials reportedly said the decision will be part of the U.S.’s strategy review to defeat the militants in Iraq and Syria.

“We are going to investigate the civilian casualty incident. we did conduct strikes in that area”. “It’s working. Our local partners are fully invested. They’re leading the fight and we’re just here helping them”. High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) have been used there in the past.

On March 6, Pentagon officials confirmed that US -backed militia in Syria had taken control of a key route out of Raqqa, dealing an important setback to ISIS.

The US is considering sending 1,000 American soldiers to Kuwait as a contingency force in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Reuters reported Wednesday.

Turkey, concerned about a consolidation of Kurdish control on its border with Syria, has been keen for a role in the capture of Raqqa.