Pentagon: U.S.-trained fighters have not joined forces with al-Qaeda

The Washington Post: The Pentagon on Wednesday denied reports that the latest batch of U.S.-trained rebels in Syria had defected and joined al-Qaeda, as officials sought to dispel suggestions of further setbacks for the troubled effort to build an effective local force against the Islamic State.

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