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Pentagon announces 2,000 troops in Syria, urges Congress funding on Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations

According to a release by US Department of Defense on Tuesday the Defense Department today announced that there are approximately 2,000 U.S. troops deployed to Syria, which is roughly 1,100 more than had been reported in the past. “We have been briefing regularly that there are approximately 900 U.S. troops in Syria,” Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters. ” in light of the situation in Syria and the significant interest, we recently learned that those numbers higher, there are approximately 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria,” he continued. Ryder elaborated by making the distinction that the