Speaking to the House Armed Services Committee, the Pentagon chief said that a "specialized expeditionary targeting force" was being deployed in Iraq to help Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces battle IS.
"American special operators bring a unique suite of capabilities that make them force multipliers," Carter said. "Where we find further opportunity to leverage such capability, we are prepared to expand it."
He said the special forces would also be able to intervene in neighboring Syria, where Washington has already announced it is sending about 50 special operations troops .... http://news.yahoo.com
