"After an investment of $500 million, an initial goal of training 5,400 Syrian rebel fighters a year, and a whopping 54 fighters successfully graduated this summer, the sum total of U.S.-trained rebels still on the ground in Syria is now… “four or five.” Yes, you read that correctly. Defense One’s Molly O’Toole reports on remarks on the new nadir of the U.S. train-and-equip program, made by Central Command's Gen. Lloyd Austin during the latter's testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning." - Today's Headlines and Commentary
"After an investment of $500 million, an initial goal of training 5,400 Syrian rebel fighters a year, and a whopping 54 fighters successfully graduated this summer, the sum total of U.S.-trained rebels still on the ground in Syria is now… “four or five.” Yes, you read that correctly. Defense One ’s Molly O’Toole reports on remarks on the new nadir of the U.S. train-and-equip program, made by Central Command's Gen. Lloyd Austin during the latter's testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning." Today's Headlines and Commentary Assad Calls on Syrian Rebels to Join Him in Fight Against ISIS by By ANNE BARNARD Wednesday September 16 th , 2015 at 2:38 PM NYT > Islamic State In Iraq And Syria (ISIS) 1 Share President Bashar al-Assad of Syria urged insurgents fighting his government to join with his forces instead in the battle against Islamic State militants. France Says It Will Join A