Washington, October 31 (RHC)-- The United States is sending Special Operations Forces troops to Syria to train militants fighting against the government and the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group, in an apparent breach of President Barack Obama's promise not to put U.S. “boots on the ground."
Unnamed U.S. administration officials said on Friday that there will be some 50 troops deployed in the Middle East region to "train, advise and assist" so-called vetted militants, the BBC reported.
A top official told the British broadcaster that this does not indicate a change in U.S. strategy but an "intensification" of the military campaign.
