(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The US has sent 400 additional troops to Syria to support an allied local force aiming to capture the so-called Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa.
They include Marines, who arrived in the past few days. US Special Forces are already in Syria.
Meanwhile, US-led coalition air strikes killed 20 civilians – including children – near the city, reports say.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is to host talks with coalition members ahead of an expected assault on Raqqa.
