In both Syria and Iraq, the Pentagon is sending more soldiers—400 more to Syria to help take Raqqa, 200 more to Iraq to help take Mosul. For the first time, the U.S. has also used its helicopters to airlift hundreds of Syrian militia fighters from the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces in a bold attempt to seize control of the Tabqa Dam and a nearby air base west of Raqqa.
https://www.commentarymagazine.com/terrorism/isis-u-s-campaign-burden-iraq-syria/
