The Pentagon made clear on Wednesday that the United States is training a new force in Syria but it does not intend to create an “army” or conventional border guards.
In a statement, the Pentagon said the force is aimed at fighters from the Islamic State (ISIS) group and maintaining stability in areas recaptured from the jihadists.
“This is not a new ‘army’ or conventional ‘border guard’ force,” it said, adding the U.S. “continues to train local security forces in Syria.”