US Set To Deploy 1,000 More Troops To Syria: Pentagon Official !

[yota691]

Washington was considering sending a thousand US troops to support the war in Iraq and Syria

History of edits:: 03/09/2017 11:54 • 59 visits readable

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US officials told Reuters that President Donald Trump 's management is considering the deployment of up to 1,000 US troops in Kuwait as a reserve in the war on Daesh in Iraq and Syria , with accelerated pace.

Officials said in favor of this option , which was not announced by the Americans that it allows commanders on the ground a greater degree of flexibility to respond quickly to opportunities that may suddenly arises and challenges that may arise on the battlefield. 
This option would represent a departure from what had been the practice in the era of President Barack Obama 's administration because it would leave the local leaders the final decision on the transfer of some of these reserve soldiers stationed in Kuwait to Syria or Iraq. 
He said a US official on condition his identity kept confidential , "This is about making available options."

[yota691]

and Washington deployed reserve force and Iraqi forces liberate new areas in Mosul

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Badush regain control of the prison northwest of Mosul

 

 

Erbil (Kurdistan 24) - is considering US President Donald Trump manage the deployment of up to 1,000 US troops in Kuwait as a reserve in the war on organizing Daesh with Iraqi forces to achieve further significant gains in the battle to liberate the city of Mosul.

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he Reuters news agency quoted US officials as saying that the option enables US commanders on the ground a greater degree of flexibility to respond quickly to opportunities that may suddenly arises and challenges that may arise on the battlefield.

This is seen as an option out of what had been the practice in the era of President Barack Obama's administration because it would leave the local leaders the final decision on the transfer of some of these reserve soldiers stationed in Kuwait to Syria or Iraq.

In front of Mosul, Iraqi forces announced regain control of the two districts are located in the western part of the city as part of the attack, which began last month.

The commander of the Mosul crackdown Lt. Gen. Abdul Ameer Aarallah in a statement issued Thursday that anti-terror forces liberated teachers neighborhoods Granaries and raised the Iraqi flag over Mbanehma.

It was announced earlier yesterday to regain control of Badush prison northwest of the city, according to what the military officials.

Our correspondent says that the Kurdistan 24 Badush prison was the scene of mass executions in the wake of the takeover Daesh on Mosul around in mid-2014.

In Mosul within the international coalition backed Iraqi forces have been able to edit the first Shuhada neighborhood with another force took control of the series Attashenh hills in the far west of Mosul.

Although regain control of the government compound and other government buildings in the Pedal neighborhood in Mosul, but the battles and clashes continuing, says our correspondent in Mosul Chemin fair.

Iraqi forces took control earlier on Wednesday, the last major highway leading west to the city of Tal Afar, which is controlled by militants Daesh.

Landes and many militants Daesh downtown residents who preferred to stay in the city also published a regulation snipers and car bombs blew up in a last-ditch attempt to defend its last urban stronghold in Iraq him.

Military officials are expected to intensify the ferocity of the battles with the progress of the Iraqi forces in the areas where the density of the population, especially the old city.

And it includes the old city Nouri grand mosque which Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared for the first time to announce what he called "Caliphate State" about three years ago.

Iraq's declaration and trying to edit the entire Mosul by April next April.

[Boozer]

2 hours ago, yota691 said:

and Washington deployed reserve force and Iraqi forces liberate new areas in Mosul

  3 hours ago 0 Comments

 

Badush regain control of the prison northwest of Mosul

 

 

 

Erbil (Kurdistan 24) - is considering US President Donald Trump manage the deployment of up to 1,000 US troops in Kuwait as a reserve in the war on organizing Daesh with Iraqi forces to achieve further significant gains in the battle to liberate the city of Mosul.

 

 

 T

he Reuters news agency quoted US officials as saying that the option enables US commanders on the ground a greater degree of flexibility to respond quickly to opportunities that may suddenly arises and challenges that may arise on the battlefield.

 

This is seen as an option out of what had been the practice in the era of President Barack Obama's administration because it would leave the local leaders the final decision on the transfer of some of these reserve soldiers stationed in Kuwait to Syria or Iraq.

 

In front of Mosul, Iraqi forces announced regain control of the two districts are located in the western part of the city as part of the attack, which began last month.

 

The commander of the Mosul crackdown Lt. Gen. Abdul Ameer Aarallah in a statement issued Thursday that anti-terror forces liberated teachers neighborhoods Granaries and raised the Iraqi flag over Mbanehma.

 

It was announced earlier yesterday to regain control of Badush prison northwest of the city, according to what the military officials.

 

Our correspondent says that the Kurdistan 24 Badush prison was the scene of mass executions in the wake of the takeover Daesh on Mosul around in mid-2014.

 

In Mosul within the international coalition backed Iraqi forces have been able to edit the first Shuhada neighborhood with another force took control of the series Attashenh hills in the far west of Mosul.

 

Although regain control of the government compound and other government buildings in the Pedal neighborhood in Mosul, but the battles and clashes continuing, says our correspondent in Mosul Chemin fair.

 

Iraqi forces took control earlier on Wednesday, the last major highway leading west to the city of Tal Afar, which is controlled by militants Daesh.

 

Landes and many militants Daesh downtown residents who preferred to stay in the city also published a regulation snipers and car bombs blew up in a last-ditch attempt to defend its last urban stronghold in Iraq him.

 

Military officials are expected to intensify the ferocity of the battles with the progress of the Iraqi forces in the areas where the density of the population, especially the old city.

 

And it includes the old city Nouri grand mosque which Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared for the first time to announce what he called "Caliphate State" about three years ago.

 

Iraq's declaration and trying to edit the entire Mosul by April next April.

 

April if your waiting on Iraq to do something it will be April 2018.. Now if we send our very own Mad Dog in April this year .. all in favor of a Mad Dog, say  I

[tigergorzow]

US to Send 1,000 Reserve Troops to Kuwait for Fight Against IS in Syria, Iraq

The deployment will allow the US to quickly respond to unexpected developments on the ground

Shoguna B. Sobir

09/03/2017 - 14:06

Middle East

 

ISTANBUL — Approximately 1,000 US soldiers may be deployed to Kuwait as a reserve force for the fight against the Islamic State (IS). Currently, this proposal is being considered by the White House.

This particular option is part of the US military’s proposal, which was ordered by the US President Donald Trump in an effort to accelerate the fight against the IS.

Those that favor this option, say that having more soldiers near Syria and Iraq, will allow the US to better and more quickly respond to unexpected developments on the ground.

"This is about providing options," said one official, who spoke to Reuters on the condition of anonymity.

According to the officials, the deployment of 1,000 soldiers would differ from the several thousand US soldiers already present in Kuwait. The country has been witnessing a rise in the number of US soldiers recently. The latest deployment of about 4,000 US soldiers to Kuwait took place about three months ago, in December.

Currently, there are limits set for how many troops can be present in Syria and Iraq. Under the caps placed by the Obama administration, the military can have around 500 US troops in Syria. This week it was confirmed that troops from the US Marine Corps have been deployed to Syria weeks ago and are currently about 20km from the frontlines in Raqqa. The number of the deployed has not been revealed.

As for Iraq, the US has been gradually increasing the number of its soldiers in the country, while also moving them closer to the front lines of battle. About 560 additional troops were deployed to Iraq in July of 2016, following the 200 sent earlier the same year, thus raising the previous cap of 4,647 allowed.

Currently, there are over 5,200 US troops in Iraq. Temporary personnel do not count against the cap, which renders the actual number of US troops in Iraq as well as Syria well above 6,000.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/middle-east/335324

[tigergorzow]

U.S. weighs deploying up to 1,000 ‘reserve’ troops for ISIS fight

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09/03/2017

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(Reuters) BEIRUT, LEBANON (04:11 P.M.) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is weighing a deployment of up to 1,000 American soldiers to Kuwait to serve as a reserve force in the fight against Islamic State as U.S.-backed fighters accelerate the offensive in Syria and Iraq, U.S. officials told Reuters.

Proponents of the option, which has not been previously reported, said it would provide U.S. commanders on the ground greater flexibility to quickly respond to unforeseen opportunities and challenges on the battlefield.

It would also represent a step away from standard practices under President Barack Obama’s administration by leaving the ultimate decision on whether to deploy some of those Kuwait-based reserve forces in Syria or Iraq to local commanders.

 

“This is about providing options,” said one U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The officials said the deployment would differ from the existing U.S. troop presence in Kuwait.

It was unclear whether the proposal had the support of U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who could opt to use other tools to give commanders more agility.

Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis declined to comment on options being weighed by the Trump administration.

Obama’s administration was often accused of micromanaging even the smallest tactical details about the fight against Islamic State, weighing in on the use of helicopters or movement of small numbers of U.S. forces.

It also set limits on U.S. deployments that would be adjusted incrementally, a strategy meant to avoid mission creep by the military and prevent military moves that might seem good on the battlefield but which could have inadvertent diplomatic or political consequences. Such limits are now under scrutiny

The decision on whether to create a more rapidly deployable Kuwait-based force is part of the ongoing review of the United States’ strategy to defeat Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, where around 6,000 U.S. troops are deployed, largely in advisory roles, the officials said.

Trump has made defeating Islamic State one of the key goals of his presidency.

U.S. officials have acknowledged the review may lead to an increase in American troops in Syria, where U.S.-backed Arab and Kurdish forces are isolating the city of Raqqa – Islamic State’s de facto capital – ahead of an assault.

But they have so far played down expectations of a major escalation or dramatic shift in a strategy that has focused on training and advising local ground forces, pointing to successes so far in Syria and the steady advance of Iraqi forces in the campaign to retake the city of Mosul.

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/u-s-weighs-deploying-up-to-1000-reserve-troops-for-isis-fight/

[SnowGlobe7]

what Mad dog wants Mad dog gets

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Thanks 

[yota691]

US deploys 2,500 paratroopers to Kuwait, ready for missions in Syria & Iraq – report

Published time: 10 Mar, 2017 09:32

 

FILE PHOTO. © Omar Sobhani / Reuters

 

The US military is deploying 2,500 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to Kuwait, with the declared goal of taking part in operations against Islamic State (IS, previously ISIS/ISIL) in both Syria and Iraq, according to the Army Times.

 

On Thursday, an unnamed military official told Reuters the Pentagon wants to have a rapidly deployable Kuwait-based force as part of the ongoing change in the US strategy to defeat IS.The deployment of 2,500 personnel will include units of the Fort Bragg-based 82nd Airborne Division 2nd Brigade Combat Team (2nd BCT), Army Times reported on Friday, adding that 1,700 troops from the 2nd BCT have already been deployed to the region, spreading between Iraq and Kuwait. 

Army Lieutenant General Joseph Anderson, the US Army’s deputy chief of staff for operations, told House members on Wednesday that the additional troops will be “postured there to do all things Mosul, Raqqa, all in between,” as cited by the Army Times, referring to the Islamic State’s two main bastions in Iraq and Syria respectively.

“So the whole brigade will now be forward,” General Anderson reportedly added. However, the Army command refrained from providing details on the exact timeline of the new deployment.

According to the open sources, the 82nd Airborne’s 2nd BCT comprises over 4,000 soldiers forming several infantry, artillery, cavalry, and combat support battalions.

The Army announcement regarding the deployment of the 2nd BCT comes on the heels of a Thursday statement by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) that more conventional troops would be sent to the Middle East to carry out so-called “stability operations.”

Army General Joseph Votel, the CENTCOM commander, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that “as we move more towards the latter part of these operations into more of the stability and other aspects of the operations we will see more conventional forces requirements perhaps,” as quoted by Stars and Stripes.

“We have become very comfortable and capable of operating together,” he added.

“So, what I have pledged to our commanders and what I expect from them is for them to ask for the capabilities that they need and then for us to ensure we have the right command and control, the right force protection, the right resources in place to ensure that we can function properly together.”

At the moment, roughly 6,000 US troops are operating in both Iraq and Syria, according to the Army Times. In the latest deployment, around 400 Marines and a Stryker infantry unit set up a fire support base outside the Syrian city of Raqqa.

Additionally, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday that the Army’s elite 75th Ranger Regiment appeared in the Syrian city of Manbij over the weekend in Stryker armored vehicles “to discourage Syrian or Turkish troops from making any moves that could shift the focus away from an assault on Islamic State militants.”

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Assad calls U.S. forces 'invaders', but still hopeful on Trump

By Tom Perry | BEIRUT

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said U.S. forces in Syria were "invaders" and he had yet to see "anything concrete" emerge from U.S. President Donald Trump's vow to prioritize the fight against Islamic State.

Assad has said he saw promise in Trump's statements emphasizing the battle against Islamic State in Syria, where U.S. policy under President Barack Obama had backed some of the rebels fighting Assad and shunned him as an illegitimate leader.

"We haven't seen anything concrete yet regarding this rhetoric," Assad said in an interview with Chinese TV station Phoenix. "We have hopes that this administration in the United States is going to implement what we have heard," he said.

The United States is leading a coalition against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

In Syria, it is working with an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias. Their current focus is to encircle and ultimately capture Raqqa - Islamic State's base of operations in Syria.

This week, the U.S.-led coalition announced that around 400 additional U.S. forces had deployed to Syria to help with the Raqqa campaign and to prevent any clash between Turkey and Washington-allied Syrian militias that Ankara sees as a threat.

Asked about a deployment of U.S. forces near the northern city of Manbij, Assad said: "Any foreign troops coming to Syria without our invitation ... are invaders."

"We don't think this is going to help".

Around 500 U.S. forces are already in Syria in support of the campaign against Islamic State.

Assad said that "in theory" he still saw scope for cooperation with Trump, though practically nothing had happened in this regard. He dismissed the U.S.-backed military campaign against Islamic State in Syria as "only a few raids", and said a more comprehensive approach was needed.

The U.S.-led coalition is currently backing a campaign by its Syrian militia allies to encircle and ultimately capture Raqqa, Islamic State's base of operations in Syria.

Assad noted that the Russian-backed Syrian army was now "very close" to Raqqa city after advancing to the western banks of the Euphrates River this week - a rapid gain that has brought it to the frontier of areas held by the U.S.-backed forces.

He said Raqqa was "a priority for us", but indicated that there could also be a parallel army attack towards Deir al-Zor in the east, near the Iraqi border. Deir al-Zor province is almost completely controlled by Islamic State, also known as ISIS.

The Deir al-Zor region had been "used by ISIS as a route for logistics support between ISIS in Iraq and ISIS in Syria, so whether you attack the stronghold or you attack the route that ISIS uses, it (has) the same result", Assad said.

 

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With Russian and Iranian military support, Assad firmly has the upper hand in the war with rebels who have been trying to topple him with backing from states including Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the United States.

U.N.-led peace talks in Geneva ended earlier this month with no breakthrough. Assad said he hadn't expected anything from Geneva. He added that deals brokered locally with rebels were "the real political solutions" since the war began.

The so-called local "reconciliation" agreements are the government's preferred method for pacifying rebellious areas, and have often been concluded after years of government siege and bombardment.

In some cases, the rebels have been given safe passage to the insurgent-dominated province of Idlib. The opposition says the agreements amount to forced displacement.

"We didn't expect Geneva to produce anything, but it's a step and it's going to be a long way," Assad said. He added that it would be up to Syrians to decide their future political system, and there would be a referendum on it.

Assad also praised "crucial cooperation" between Syria and Chinese intelligence against Uighur militants who have joined the insurgency against him. He said ties with Beijing were "on the rise".

China and Russia last month blocked U.N. sanctions on Syria over accusations of chemical weapons attacks during the war.

[SnowGlobe7]

anyone who is bothered by our troops being nearby....has something to hide!

These are the same group that will yell help to us if they feel they have been wronged!

pfft

[CaptainBVI]

On ‎3‎/‎9‎/‎2017 at 6:27 AM, Boozer said:

April if your waiting on Iraq to do something it will be April 2018.. Now if we send our very own Mad Dog in April this year .. all in favor of a Mad Dog, say  I

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CNN. Broadcasting With A Mad Dog On The Loose !

 

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US set to deploy 1,000 more troops to Syria: Pentagon official

 Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:22PM
US President Donald Trump (center) and Secretary of Defense James Mattis (L) board Air Force One prior to departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, March 2, 2017

The United States is set to deploy about 1,000 additional US troops to northern Syria, according to a Pentagon official, following reports that the Trump administration is planning to send thousands of soldiers to the Arab country.  

The official told AFP on Wednesday that President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis are yet to approve the provisional plans drawn up by the Pentagon.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, "That's one of the proposals that's on the table for discussion."

Washington has currently between 800 and 900 Special Operations troops in Syria, according to AFP.  However, their activities have been limited to what the Pentagon describes as training and assisting Kurdish forces in their battle against Daesh and other terrorist groups.

General Joseph L. Votel, the top US commander for the Middle East, said last month that more American troops might be needed in Syria to step up the war against the Daesh terrorist group in the country.

According to reports, the Pentagon might persuade President Trump to authorize sending thousands of combat troops to Syria.

“It's possible that you may see conventional forces hit the ground in Syria for some period of time,” CNN reported last month, citing a US defense official.

The decision is ultimately up to Trump, who has ordered Mattis to put together a viable proposal to resolve the ongoing crisis in the Arab country, the official added.

During the presidential campaign, Trump had openly supported deploying a large contingent of US troops to Syria.

“We really have no choice, we have to knock out ISIS (Daesh),” Trump had said. “I would listen to the generals, but I’m hearing numbers of 20,000-30,000.”

When authorizing the limited deployments, then-US President Barack Obama had stressed that ground troops were not an option.

'US troops in Syria are invaders'

Syrian President Bashar Assad (L) talking to a correspondent from Chinese TV station Phoenix.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has called the US troops in Syria invaders, because under international law foreign governments can’t deploy troops to sovereign countries.

Assad told Chinese TV station Phoenix last week that "any foreign troops coming to Syria without our invitation ... are invaders.”

Since March 2011, the United States and its regional allies, in particular Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey, have been conducting a proxy war against Syria.  The years-long conflict has left more than 470,000 Syrians dead and half of the country’s population of about 23 million displaced within or beyond the Arab country’s borders. 

 

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Much appreciated Thugs, i say just wipe out Isis where ever there at and then get our men and women out safely.