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Syrian rebel chief who gave up equipment, not US-trained

The U.S. military says a Syrian rebel commander who surrendered coalition-provided equipment to an al-Qaeda affiliate did not attend an American training program but a number of his soldiers did. U.S. officials have for days been trying to sort out what happened last week, when reports...

Davutoglu sees no transition period for Syria's Assad

Turkey remains opposed to any political transition in Syria involving President Bashar Assad, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted as saying on Monday in an apparent clarification of its policy. Turkey has been Assad's most outspoken critic since Syria descended into bloodshed...

Iran's leader says Syria's Assad must remain in power

 Iran's president said Sunday that Syrian leader Bashar Assad must remain in power to fight extremist groups like ISIS and must not be weakened, putting him at odds with the United States and key nations who insist Assad must go in order to achieve peace. Hassan Rouhani told a meeting...