DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s deputy foreign minister criticized a new U.S. program to train moderate rebel fighters in Jordan, saying it will only fuel terrorism and further complicate efforts to ...

Operation Timber Sycamore was perhaps the most expensive covert operation since the Cold War ended. From 2013 to 2017, the CIA spent over $1 billion trying to strengthen "moderate rebels" against both ...

The Obama administration’s strategy to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria appears to be unraveling in Syria, with the extremist group reportedly cooperating with al Qaeda forces to rout ...

The Obama administration has ended its $500 million program to train and equip moderate rebels in Syria, according to media reports. The program has trained only a handful of rebels in the fight ...