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ANKARA, Turkey: U.S., Turkey agree to Syrian rebel training, but not whom they’ll fight | Syria | McClatchy DC

U.S., Turkey agree to Syrian rebel training, but not whom they’ll fight

By Duygu Guvenc and Roy Gutman

ANKARA, Turkey — The United States and Turkey have agreed tentatively to start joint training of Syrian rebel fighters in March but have put off the question of defining the enemy – the government of President Bashar Assad or Islamist extremists – the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Monday.

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