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U.S. escalates involvement in Syria BRADLEY KLAPPER

LOLITA C. BALDOR troops will be sent to assist ment came as diplomats White House press secretary
Associated Press Kurdish and Arab forces in in Vienna representing 17 Josh Earnest speaks to the
WASHINGTON (AP) — The northern Syria, American of- countries and the Europe- media during the daily
United States escalated ficials said. The move marks an Union agreed to launch briefing in the Brady Press
its fight against the Islamic a significant departure for a broad new peace at- Briefing Room of the White
State in Syria on Friday, President Barack Obama, tempt to gradually end House in Washington,
pledging the first open de- who for years has resisted Syria’s long civil war — a Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. Earnest
ployment of military boots putting ground forces in declaration that avoid- commented on President
on the ground, even as U.S., Syria even as he has grad- ed any determination Obama’s decision to deploy
Russian and other diplo- ually intensified the U.S. on when President Assad fewer than 50 commandos
mats pressed a new peace military response to what might leave. It is not clear to northern Sria to work with
effort that America hopes counterterrorism officials how many rebel groups local group forces in the fight
will hasten the departure of worry is a growing Islamic would agree to a plan that against Islamic State militants.
Bashar Assad. State threat in Syria and doesn’t result in Assad’s im-
Up to 50 special operations Iraq. The troop announce- mediate departure. Associated Press

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