Republicans: No US ground troops in anti-IS campaign
Proposal in House would authorize military training for moderate Syrian rebels fighting against Islamic State
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House Republicans were proposing to authorize a mission to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels with an explicit ban on deploying US ground forces to fight the Islamic State group.
The language will likely be included as an amendment to a spending bill this week to keep the government open.
A House Armed Services Committee aide says the authorization would also compel the Pentagon to present Congress with a plan 15 days before training begins. The aide wasn’t authorized to speak publicly on the record about ongoing deliberations and demanded anonymity.
The mission is a central plank of President Barack Obama’s strategy to fight the Islamic State group.
Democrats were reportedly reviewing the Republicans’ proposal.
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