The US calls for Germany to send ground troops to northern Syria, pushing Berlin to ramp up its military involvement in the fight against Daesh terror group as Washington looks to withdraw from the region
The US request comes after Trump has repeatedly urged Berlin to increase its defence spending, last month calling Germany"delinquent" over its contributions to NATO's budget.
"We want ground troops from Germany to partly replace our soldiers" in the area as part of the anti-Daesh coalition, US special representative on Syria James Jeffrey told German media including the Die Welt newspaper.Last year US President Donald Trump declared victory against Daesh and ordered the withdrawal of all 2,000 American troops from Syria.
The US is hoping Europe will help, pressuring Britain, France and now Germany, which has so far deployed surveillance aircraft and other non-combat military support in Syria.
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