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Author Topic: US halts Syrian rebel training effort; to focus on arms supply  (Read 260 times)
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« on: October 10, 2015, 12:52:06 PM »

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/us-halts-syrian-rebel-training-effort-to-focus-on-arms-supply/articleshow/49297694.cms

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WASHINGTON: The US will halt its troubled USD 580 million programme to train Syrian rebels to combat Islamic State and instead provide arms directly to existing rebel units already engaged in the battle with the dreaded terrorist group, a top official has said.

"We have had significant challenges associated with our training-and-equip program related to the counter ISIL mission and we've been looking at ways to address those deficiencies," Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes sa ..


Are these the weapons our military is supposed to use? Is obama even re-stocking them for our military?
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