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Kerry says US troops in Syria will only fight Daesh

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Kerry says US troops in Syria will only fight Daesh

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev shake hands before a meeting.

Bishkek - American special operation troops not to be involved in Syria's civil war, says US Secretary of State.

Published: Sat 31 Oct 2015, 4:00 PM

Updated: Sat 31 Oct 2015, 6:03 PM

US Secretary of State John Kerry said American special operations troops being sent to Syria will only fight Daesh militants and won't become involved in the long-running civil war.
Kerry called Daesh a threat to every nation and said US policy is clear - the group must be defeated.
Kerry hasn't ruled out a further US escalation of the fight, saying he can't predict the future.
The Obama administration is sending up to 50 special operations troops to assist Kurdish and Arab forces in northern Syria. It's the first pledge of American military boots on the ground in Syria.
Kerry spoke on Saturday at a news conference in Kyrgyzstan alongside the country's foreign Minister, Erlan Abdyldaev.



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