Chinese Intel " Turkey and the United States have started a program for training and equipping Syrian rebels in Kirsehir province of central Turkey, local daily HaberTurk reported on Tuesday....The program aims to train a total of 15,000 Syrian opposition fighters during a three-year period, 5,000 of whom will be trained at Hirfanli military base in Kirsehir.. The trained rebels should enter Syria through a secured area..." From the US Congress " as of late March 2015, U.S. officials reportedly had identified more than 2,000 planned participants and vetted 400 of them. Training began for the first batch of 90 recruits in early May.4 U.S. officials have declined to publicly identify locations where training may take place, but Turkish officials have stated that training activities related to the program are underway in Turkey..." "U.S. assistance and weaponry also reportedly was provided to select Syrian opposition groups under covert action authorities"
Thursday, May 3, 2018
"Through definitions statutorily established by the BBEDCA, “emergency” spending is defined as spending that is for “unanticipated” purposes, such as those that are “sudden ... urgent ...unforeseen ... and temporary.”13 The BBEDCA does not further specify the types of activities that are eligible for that designation.."
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