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Kidding? US Uncertain About ‘Disposition’ of All Trained Syrian Rebels

Kidding? US Uncertain About ‘Disposition’ of All Trained Syrian Rebels The location of Syrian rebels who participated in the US train-and-equip program to fight Islamic State militants is unclear, US Department of Defense spokesperson Peter Cook said in a briefing on Tuesday. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Cook explained the Defense Department “would have concerns” if any of the rebels had joined such groups as the al-Nusra Front, the al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria. “We have concerns about the disposition of all these individuals, all these trainees,” Cook said. “I can’t say with specificity where they have each ended up from this podium.”… View Article