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AFP publishes photos of U.S. special operations forces in Syria

Updated 8:14 AM EDT, Fri May 27, 2016
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Agence France-Presse published photos on May 26 the news agency says are of U.S. special operations forces operating near the frontlines north of Raqqa, Syria. Here, armed men in uniform identified by Syrian Democratic Forces as U.S. special operations forces walk in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa on May 25, 2016.
Agence France-Presse published photos on May 26 the news agency says are of U.S. special operations forces operating near the frontlines north of Raqqa, Syria. Here, armed men in uniform identified by Syrian Democratic Forces as U.S. special operations forces walk in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa on May 25, 2016.
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The Pentagon pushed back against the idea that the Americans were fighting. Here, the U.S. special operations forces ride in the back of a pickup truck in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa on May 25, 2016.
The Pentagon pushed back against the idea that the Americans were fighting. Here, the U.S. special operations forces ride in the back of a pickup truck in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa on May 25, 2016.
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In the back of a pickup truck in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa, armed men in uniform identified by Syrian Democratic Forces as U.S. special operations forces ride on May 25, 2016.
In the back of a pickup truck in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa, armed men in uniform identified by Syrian Democratic Forces as U.S. special operations forces ride on May 25, 2016.
DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images
Armed men in uniform identified by Syrian Democratic forces as U.S. special operations forces ride in the back of a pickup truck in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa on May 25, 2016. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on May 24 its push for IS territory north of Raqa city.
Armed men in uniform identified by Syrian Democratic forces as U.S. special operations forces ride in the back of a pickup truck in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa on May 25, 2016. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on May 24 its push for IS territory north of Raqa city.
DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images
Armed men in uniform (R) identified by Syrian Democratic forces as U.S. special operations forces walk in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa on May 25, 2016. U.S.-backed Syrian fighters and Iraqi forces pressed twin assaults against the Islamic State group, in two of the most important ground offensives yet against the jihadists.
Armed men in uniform (R) identified by Syrian Democratic forces as U.S. special operations forces walk in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa on May 25, 2016. U.S.-backed Syrian fighters and Iraqi forces pressed twin assaults against the Islamic State group, in two of the most important ground offensives yet against the jihadists.
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