The Pentagon has revealed that the United States currently has around 2,000 troops stationed in Syria, a figure that is more than double the previously reported count of 900, according to a Defense Department spokesperson during a press briefing on Thursday. Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder noted, “There are often diplomatic and operational security factors that influence our troop deployments, and this situation … Continue reading US. acknowledges its troop presence in Syria is double the previous estimate as President Biden sends officials to Damascus