US House backs plan to arm Syrian rebels
- 10 years ago
US legislators have voted to authorise training and arming of vetted Syrian rebels to combat fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the self-declared jihadist group which controls large parts of Iraq and Syria. Al Jazeera's Patty Culhane reports from Washington DC. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/