The Defense Department intends to shift $360 million toward the training and equipping of vetted Syrian rebels to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, according to a prior approval reprogramming request sent to Congress. The bulk of the money -- $279.5 million -- would come from the Counterterrorism Partnership Fund and be put into operations and maintenance accounts run by the Army, Air Force and U.S. Special Operations Command. SOCOM is slated to receive the most funding...
