(New York Times) Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt - American Special Operations troops are taking on a larger combat role in Afghanistan, where the war was supposed to be over. They are headed to Syria to help fight the Islamic State in its stronghold. And President Obama recently ordered nearly 300 of them to Cameroon to assist African troops in their battle against a militant group that has pledged loyalty to the Islamic State. The spread of the Islamic State over the past year has led the White House to turn to elite troops to try to snuff out crises in numerous locations.
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