Saturday 17 January 2015

Syrian state news agency attacks U.S. plan to train rebels

Reuters) - The Syrian state news agency on Friday attacked U.S. military plans to train and equip Syrian rebels, saying they amounted to support for terrorists.
The plan is part of the U.S. strategy to roll back the Islamic State group that has seized much of eastern and northern Syria. Senior U.S. officials met Syrian opposition and civil society leaders in Istanbul this week to discuss the program.
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(Writing by Tom Perry in Beirut; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/16/us-syria-crisis-usa-plan-idUSKBN0KP19220150116

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