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US reportedly send more special forces, arms to Syria

US reportedly send more special forces, arms to Syria

The United States is boosting its presence in Syria as more American troops arrive at a military base in the northeastern Hasakah governorate, media outlets have reported.

A convoy of US military forces, consisting of 20 vehicles and trucks, entered the base in Hasakah in northeastern Syria from the Ain al-Asad base in Iraq early Thursday, according to Syrian media.

The convoy, protected by air support, included US Special Forces.

Local sources reported that the US military has recently deployed a significant number of combat troops from the Ain al-Assad base in Anbar province and the Harir base in southern Erbil.

Terrorists, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), overthrew the government of President Bashar al-Assad earlier this month, soon after they launched a blitz attack against the central government.

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