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US Troops at Syria Base Say They'll Keep Pressure on IS

Associated Press

   A BASE IN EASTERN SYRIA -- At a base in eastern Syria, a senior U.S.
   coalition commander said Monday that American troops who remain in
   Syria are redeploying to bases, including in some new locations, and
   working with the Kurdish-led forces to keep up the pressure on the
   Islamic State militants and prevent the extremists from resurging or
   breaking out of prisons.

   The commander, Air Force Maj. Gen. Eric T. Hill, said even though
   Bradley armored vehicles have arrived in eastern Syria, the mission's
   focus has not changed. He said the "force mix," including the
   mechanized armored vehicles deployed in Syria for the first time since
   the war against IS, has an array of capabilities to deny IS the chance
   to regroup.

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