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In Syria, Pentagon keeps allies on short leash

The US provides its Syrian allies with only enough ammunition and weapons for the current operation, Pentagon officials said, seeking to avoid scandals such as the CIA-run weapons program in Jordan, or last year’s fiasco with US-trained fighters in Syria. Weapons the CIA bought in […]

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Russia Planes Pound Aleppo as Syria Army Closes In

Russian and Syrian warplanes pounded rebel-held areas of divided second city Aleppo on Saturday as government forces closed in on the rebels’ sole remaining supply line, a monitoring group said. An AFP correspondent in the rebel-held east of the city said the air strikes lasted […]