(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) The United States Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said more US troops could be deployed in Syria if Washington can find more local forces capable of fighting the Daesh terrorist group.
During an interview with the ABC News, Carter added "If we find additional groups that are willing , capable and motivated to fight Daesh, we'll do more." "The president has indicated a willingness to do more, I certainly am prepared to recommend he do more, but you need to have capable local forces; that's the key to sustainable victory," the Pentagon chief noted.
"What they are doing there is they are enabling local forces, who want to fight Daesh. So this small, very elite group, is intended to bring to bear all that the United States can bring to bear, in the way of intelligence, air power and so forth, to help these motivated, capable local forces," Carter told ABC News.
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