U.S. begins training Syrian rebels to fight ISIS
The U.S. has begun training Syrian rebels in Jordan to fight on the ground against the Islamic State, military officials said Thursday.
The Obama administration said earlier this year it would send 400 soldiers to the region to train an estimated 15,000 foreign fighters to combat ISIS. However, the long process of vetting would-be fighters to strip potential extremists from the recruit pool delayed the start of training.
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