· Updated January 16, 2025 12:11 AM · 2 min read read
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AERZEN, Germany (AP) — President Barack Obama declared he is sending 250 more military personnel to Syria to help local forces fighting the Islamic State, increasing to 300 the number of American troops battling extremists in the war-torn country, during a speech in Germany in which he appealed for European unity in the fight against "terrorists."
Obama announced the increase Monday in a speech in Hannover, Germany, at the close of a week-long trip in which the terrorist group was a focus of hi
AERZEN, Germany (AP) — President Barack Obama declared he is sending 250 more military personnel to Syria to help local forces fighting the Islamic State, increasing to 300 the number of American troops battling extremists in the war-torn country, during a speech in Germany in which he appealed for European unity in the fight against "terrorists."
Obama announced the increase Monday in a speech in Hannover, Germany, at the close of a week-long trip in which the terrorist group was a focus of hi…