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The White House has warned Syria against cross-border airstrikes in Iraq to target Takfiri militants controlling large areas of both countries.
[source : US warns Syria against Iraq intervention, PressTV, http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/06/26/368727/us-warns-syria-against-iraq-intervention/, 26th June 2014]
The Obama administration asked Congress Thursday to authorize direct U.S. military training and equipment for Syrian opposition fighters, a move that could significantly escalate U.S. involvement in Syria’s civil war.
Money for the program would total $500 million and would expand a current CIA covert training program. It is included in a $65.8 billion request for Overseas Contingency Operations, or OCO, added to the fiscal year 2015 Defense Department budget.
[source : Obama asks for authorization to provide direct military training to Syrian rebels, Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-backs-us-military-training-for-syrian-rebels/2014/06/26/ead59104-fd62-11e3-932c-0a55b81f48ce_story.html?hpid=z1, 26th June 2014]
So what is supposed to happen is that in Iraq, ISIS gain more power, arms, finance and personnel, and then turn on Syria where they will join with the 'moderate' Syrian opposition, blasting Assad with both barrels.
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