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US to send up to 250 more military trainers to Syria: official

HANOVER, Germany, (APP/AFP) – The United States
is to send 250 more military trainers to Syria, a senior administration official said late Sunday, as President Barack Obama visited Germany
as part of a European tour.
Obama “tomorrow will announce that he has authorised up
to 250 additional forces deploying to Syria,” the source said,
adding that the president would confirm the deployment in a speech
in the northern city of Hanover.