(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says President Barack Obama's decision to send special operations forces to Syria is focused only on fighting Daesh militants, and does not mean the United States is entering Syria's civil war.
Kerry, who commended Obama for the deployment, said U.S. policy is clear: to defeat Daesh terrorist group. He did not rule out further U.S. involvement in Syria, saying he cannot predict the future.
Kerry's remarks came during a news conference Saturday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan's capital, his first stop on a five-nation Central Asia tour.
The White House said the president authorized fewer than 50 members of special operations forces to go to northern Syria to help opposition groups fighting against Daesh militants. They will be the first U.S. ground forces inside Syria, other than a brief raid or specific mission, since the Syrian civil war began in early 2011, the Voice of America said.
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