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U.S. has begun training Syrians to battle Islamic State -Pentagon

WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Thursday that U.S. military troops have begun training a small, company-sized group of Syrian fighters to battle Islamic State militants who have overrun parts of Syria and Iraq.
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Carter told a news conference a second company-sized group of Syrian fighters would begin training soon. The Pentagon chief said the company-sized unit that already has started training has about 90 personnel.

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(Reporting by David Alexander and Phil Stewart; Editing by Will Dunham)

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