美国官员说，美国特种部队将“很快”进入叙利亚北部地区，帮助协调当地武装人员和美国领导的打击伊斯兰国激进分子的行动。
美国副助理国务卿布雷特·麦格克星期天在哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）的 “面对国家”节目中说，美国部队即将进入叙利亚，不过美国不会具体指明行动的日期。
美国总统奥巴马上个月授权50名特种部队军人执行这一任务，包括与当地的叙利亚武装、以及阿拉伯、库尔德和土库曼武装采取联合行动。
麦克格副助理国务卿说，美国现在与伊斯兰国组织处于交战状态，整个国际社会也需要这样做。
有人批评说，美国在打击伊拉克和叙利亚的激进分子时行动过于迟缓。麦克格回应说，最近已经加强了打击力度和速度。他说，即将开始的针对伊斯兰国在叙利亚总部拉卡的行动在六个月之前是不可能进行。
A U.S. official says American special forces will go into northern Syria "very soon" on their mission to help coordinate local fighters and the efforts of a U.S.-led coalition targeting Islamic State militants.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Brett McGurk said Sunday during an appearance on CBS television's "Face the Nation" that while the troops are going into Syria, the U.S. will not say exactly when that will happen.
President Barack Obama last month authorized up to 50 troops for the mission that will involve working with local Syrian forces, Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen fighters.
McGurk said the United States is at war with the Islamic State group and that the entire international community needs to be as well.
He also responded to criticism that the U.S. has been moving too slowly to confront the militants in Iraq and Syria, saying efforts have recently accelerated and that the coming push toward the Islamic State de facto capital in Raqqa, Syria could not have happened six months ago.
