Mattis sees larger US civilian presence in Syria as ISIS dies out
This is the first time the US defense secretary has said that there would be an increase of diplomats in the parts of the country retaken from Islamic State militants.
A man gestures at US military vehicles driving in the town of Darbasiya next to the Turkish border, Syria, April 2017(photo credit: REUTERS/RODI SAID)ByREUTERSUpdated: