The Pentagon said on Friday it will “pause” a failed program to train and equip Syrian fighters to fight ISIS in Syria and instead shift course and give equipment and provide air support to vetted leaders of opposition groups, the Associated Press reported.
The Pentagon will provide “basic kinds of equipment” to leaders of the groups, not “higher end” arms like anti-tank rockets and manpads, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Christine Wormuth told reporters on a White House conference call.