US to provide air support for Syrian rebels: Turkey FM

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ISTANBUL: Turkey Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said that Unites States of America would provide air support for Syrian rebels trained in Turkey.

He said that US and Turkey had shake hands to give air support to some forces from Syrian mainstream opposition. The Foreign Minister said that the air support would protect Syrian rebel forces who had been trained by US-led program in Turkey. 15,000 fighters would be sent to Syria under the scheme to fight with Islamic State militants.