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In this Jan. 27, 2017, file photo, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, and US President Donald Trump walk into the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
![1,000 US Soldiers in Syria with ‘Flexible’ Powers](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/trump_defense_secretary_82673.jpg)
In this Jan. 27, 2017, file photo, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, and US President Donald Trump walk into the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)