Senior US lawmakers on Wednesday blasted defense officials over America's strategy against the Islamic State group, and vented outrage over allegations military officials "cooked" intelligence to overstate coalition successes in Syria, AFP reports.
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee were astonished to learn a half-billion-dollar program to train moderate Syrian rebels had gotten off to a disastrous start, and said it was time to implement "safe zones" over parts of Syria to prevent forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad from dropping barrel bombs.