The U.S. military is planning to deploy more than 400 troops to help train Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State, along with hundreds of U.S. support personnel, it has emerged. Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have offered to host the training expected to begin in the spring, Colonel Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, revealed on Thursday. Warren did not identify where they will draw the forces from for the training mission or offer additional details on the troop figures, first reported by Defense One website. The training program is a part of President Barack Obama's multi-year plan to roll back Islamic State fighters
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Hundreds of U.S. soldiers will be dispatched in the spring to train Syrians
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Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have offered to host the training
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It is part of President Obama's multi-year plan to roll back ISIS fighters
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Critics in Congress say it won't aid Syrian opposition forces fast enough
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