Friday, May 08, 2015

Syria: US Begins Training Syrian Rebels

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the U.S. has started training moderate Syrian rebels in the Middle East in an effort to strengthen forces fighting Islamic State extremists. VOA Pentagon reporter Carla Babb has more.




Exactly ten years after I first published this blog, today is the last day of publication. I would like to thank Voice of America for the excellent content they have provided over the years. Without their cooperation and the hard, often dangerous work of their journalists, this blog could not have lasted so long.