Pentagon reviewing how it counts troop numbers

Washington (AFP) – The Pentagon is reviewing how it counts US troop numbers in Iraq and Syria, an official said Monday, as it moves from Obama-era troop limits that critics said were misleading.
Currently, the Pentagon provides “force management levels” that set limits on how many US troops are supposedly in each country.
Former president Barack Obama, who tried to end US involvement in Middle East conflicts, set relatively low numbers to avoid the impression America was getti