WASHINGTON: The United States is sending 750 ground troops to the Philippines to conduct joint operations with Filipino combat patrols fighting guerillas, a Pentagon official said on Thursday.
The Pentagon official said the contingent of 350 special operations forces and 400 support personnel would begin arriving in the Philippines soon to support a Philippine-led offensive against the Abu Sayyaf guerillas.
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