The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said engagement in Syria would cost more than $1bn per month [Reuters]
US Edges Closer To Arming Syrian Rebels -- Al Jazeera
House Intelligence Committee says it is now willing to supply weapons despite risk of them going to al-Qaeda allies.
The US has moved a step closer towards arming opposition rebels in Syria.
A key congressional committee had raised concerns that US weapons could end up in the hands of fighters linked to Al-Qaeda like al-Nusra Front, but the House Intelligence Committee has now said that it is willing to accept the risks, officials said on Monday.
"We believe we are in a position that the administration can move forward," House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers told Reuters.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
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US military intervention in Syria would create 'unintended consequences' -- The Guardian
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Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces Start Snap Combat Drills -- RIA Novosti
Russia to follow through with promised missiles to Assad -- Albawaba
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Cuban Weapons Cache Discovered On North Korean Ship Included Two Russian Military Jets -- FOX News
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Scorpene sub delayed by one more year -- The Hindu
UAE Buys 2 French Surveillance Satellites -- Defense News/AFP
German Defense Ministry Denies Report on A400M Delivery Threat -- Bloomberg
US Navy offers to help recover bombs from Great Barrier Reef -- The Telegraph
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Stryker audit finds muddy repair spending -- News Tribune
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CIA backs $630,000 study into how to control global weather through geoengineering -- The Independent
Obama's remarks delay 2 military sex assault trials -- Stars and Stripes/The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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