The Pentagon says it has started training the first group of Syrian fighters battling the Islamic State.
That's according to US defense chief Ashton Carter who says training a 'company size' group of Syrian fighters is part Washington's long-term strategy for fighting IS.
The Pentagon announced its plan to deploy some 1,000 troops to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to train the Syrian opposition back in January.
But identifying moderates in the Syrian opposition has proved difficult for the US administration.
Now Ashton Carter says the first group has been trained.
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