US Marines in Syria. US Marine Corps
Military.com: Marines Engaged in Direct Gunfights with ISIS in Syria, Commander Says
U.S. Marines, attached to special operations forces in Syria, often found themselves in direct-fire gunfights with Islamic State fighters earlier this year, according to the commander of the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response for Central Command.
The unit, designed with capability to launch combat forces within six hours anywhere in the CENTCOM theater, sent two rifle companies to support Special Operations Command units operating in Northern Syria between January and April, Marine Col. Christopher Gideons, commander of the task force, said Friday at the Potomac Institute.
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WNU Editor: What I find amazing about this report is not the admission that U.S. forces have been directly engaged in firefights against the Islamic State .... what I am surprised about is that casualties have U.S. casualties have been very low.
