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Administration: Up to 250 military personnel headed to Syria

(AP) -- President Barack Obama will send an additional 250 military personnel to Syria to help local forces fighting the Islamic State group, increasing to 300 the number of U.S. forces battling extremists

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Apr 25, 2016, 12:07 PM

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