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Amid Fresh Tension Over Syria, Obama and Putin Seek to Meet Obama’s Collapsing War on the Islamic State by 20committee US-Trained Syrian Rebels Investigating Alleged Defection Putin’s closest ally – and his biggest liability | Oliver Bullough News Roundup and Notes: September 23, 2015 by Nadia O'Mara Green Beret axed for rescuing Afghan child sex slave Pentagon denies allegations US-trained New Syrian Forces defected Millions more government fingerprints deemed stolen Refugee crisis: The Iraqi men whose pursuit of a better life in Europe ended in mass suffocation Insurgent group pledges allegiance to al Qaeda's Syria wing Working with Russia in Syria is dicey prospect for U.S. A Sept. 15 satellite image with annotations provided by GeoNorth, AllSource Analysis, Airbus shows Russian tanks and armed personnel carriers at an air base in Latakia province, Syria. (Photo: AP) "The buildup is one of Moscow's most aggressive mil