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Al Qaeda’s Syrian rebels have ‘aspirations’ to attack US

By Terence Jeffrey
Published February 5, 2014 5:00am ET
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Al Qaeda’s Syrian rebels have ‘aspirations’ to attack US
Last week, at the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's annual threat-assessment hearing, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified that one of the leading groups in the Syrian rebellion -- the al Qaeda-affiliated al Nusra Front -- would like to attack the U.S. homeland. (AP Photo) | Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes announced last June that President Obama had decided to aid the Supreme Military Council of the Syrian rebellion.

“The president has made a decision about providing more support to the opposition,” said Rhodes. “That will involve providing direct support to the SMC. That includes military support.”

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