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Saudi Arabia Indicates It Will Grant U.S. Request for Anti-ISIS Training Program [View all]
Source: NYTimes
Saudi Arabia has indicated that it would agree to an American request to provide bases to train moderate Syrian opposition fighters, American officials said on Wednesday.
Saudi willingness to host a training program comes as Secretary of State John Kerry is preparing to fly to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday morning for a high-level strategy session on how to counter to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-isis.html?emc=edit_na_20140910
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