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October 9, 2015

Obama Ends $500 Million Program to Train and Arm Syrian Rebels 
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The Obama administration is abandoning the $500 million program to train
and arm so-called moderate rebels in Syria. The move is an
acknowledgment that the program had failed to create a ground combat
force capable of challenging ISIL. The Pentagon is expected to
officially announce the end of the program today.

 

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