President Obama is expected to announce tomorrow that he is sending another 250 military personnel to Syria to assist local forces combat the Islamic State (IS), the Washington Examiner website reports today (April 24, 2016).
Government officials said Obama signed off on the new deployment, which would increase the number of American ground troops in Syria from 50 to 300.
The president is expected to make the announcement in Hanover, Germany where he is wrapping up a week-long overseas trip.
Obama said today that military efforts alone cannot solve Syria's long-term problems and that the Islamic State would not be defeated in his remaining nine months in office.
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