9 From 'New Syrian Force' Fighting IS in Syria, US Says

The U.S. military says there are now nine active fighters for the New Syrian Force, the Syrian rebel paramilitary group sanctioned by the United States, battling Islamic State militants in Syria. Colonel Patrick Ryder, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, which oversees U.S. military forces in the Middle East, told reporters Friday that another 11 of the original 54-member NSF unit have not yet returned to Syria since being attacked about two months ago. Officials...

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