US Drops Weapons to Rebels in IS-besieged Syrian Town

An American military cargo plane dropped light weapons and anti-tank missiles Thursday to rebels besieged by the Islamic State (IS) terror group in the northern Syrian town of Marea, the first resupply to them by the United States after weeks of appeals for help, according to local activists.   U.S. warplanes have also launched several airstrikes on IS positions in the countryside north of the city of Aleppo in a bid to help Marea’s defenders repel a concerted and weeks-long effort by...

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