Top News: Carter Pledges to Send More Troops to Syria Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in opening remarks at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain that the U.S. will send 200 troops to Syria to assist in the coalition's efforts to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (1.16 MB) Photo By: Brigitte N. Brantley VIRIN: 161210-D-GO396-093A.JPG Photo Gallery