The success of the Syrian arms forces in fighting the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group has prompted the United States to escalate the militancy in Syria, in an effort to undermine the government of President Bashar al-Assad, says a political commentator.
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Saturday that Washington will deploy approximately 200 additional US forces in Syria to support the ongoing campaign to retake the Syrian city of Raqqah from the Daesh terrorist group.
Keith Preston, the chief editor of AttacktheSystem.com, however, told Press TV that this is an effort by Washington to “escalate the insurgency” in Syria.
“This is a standard practice that whenever the United States is looking to escalate an insurgency, typically it starts to send in a relatively small number of advisers or small number of troops,” he said on Saturday.
“The success of Syrian forces fighting Daesh has rapidly advanced in more recent times, largely due to…