The number of U.S. troops in Syria has doubled, Pentagon discloses
U.S. officials have quadrupled the number of American forces in Syria to aid in the fight against ISIS, the Pentagon revealed in a surprising revelation Thursday. This increase predates the overthrow of Bashar al Assad's regime earlier this month.
At the Pentagon briefing, Defense Department Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder stated that although the U.S. military and U.S. Central Command have repeatedly stated that they only had 900 troops in Syria, the United States actually has about 2,000 people there.
Ryder did not specify when the U.S. military had grown. He claimed to have discovered today that the figure has been much higher for a while.
Regarding the timing of the hike, Ryder stated, "I don't have a specific date to provide." According to what I gather, it's been at least mo...