Marines Tasked With Firing Howitzers in Syria Are Just “Advisers,” Says Sean Spicer - The Intercept

In this photo taken on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, soldiers from the Syrian army fire a rocket at Islamic State group positions in the province of Raqqa, Syria. In recent weeks, Syrian government forces captured dozens of villages and towns across the country. (Alexander Kots/Komsomolskaya Pravda via AP)

Marines Tasked With Firing Howitzers in Syria Are Just “Advisers,” Says Sean Spicer

The Marines are equipped with M777 howitzers, which can fire GPS-guided explosives up to 25 miles.