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November 28, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/rebels-push-forward-in-southern-syria/2014/11/28/2b60fd9e-76d5-11e4-8893-97bf0c02cc5f_story.html

U.S.-Backed Rebels Push Forward in Southern Syria

(AP-Washington Post) Syrian rebels backed by the U.S. are making their biggest gains yet, capturing a string of towns from government forces south of the capital Damascus. The rebel forces are believed to include fighters who graduated from a nearly 2-year-old CIA training program based in Jordan. The rebels are working together with fighters from al-Qaeda's Syria branch, which points to the difficulty in American efforts to build up "moderate" factions while isolating militants.

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