The Pentagon is seeking new ways to train and equip Syrians to help defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant following a failed effort last year, the head of U.S. Central Command told lawmakers this week. CENTCOM Chief Gen. Lloyd Austin told the Senate Armed Services Committee during a hearing Tuesday that he has asked for permission to restart the train and equip effort "by using a different approach." "We were being effective, but we were slow in...
