MESOP TODAYS SHORT CUTS – Headlines

Mission to Purge Syria of Chemical Weapons Comes Up Short – International inspectors rid nation of many arms, but Assad didn’t give up everything

  • The Syrian government was able to bypass inspectors’ limited mandate and retain elements of its chemical weapons program, according to inspectors.

 

  • The United States announced that the first tranche of newly trained Iraqi soldiers, approximately 3,000 troops, have been deployed to assist in operations against the Islamic State in Anbar province.

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