DefenceTalkThe fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is a “long and arduous” process, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook reiterated today in a statement announcing that the Pentagon has shifted its focus in Syria and paused its program to train and equip moderate Syrian forces. Defense Secretary Ash Carter directed the department […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-pauses-moderate-syrian-train-and-equip-mission-65614/