Secretary of State John Kerry announce on Tuesday that the United States is now on course to admit 10,000
Syrian refugees, chosen from UN camps and vetted by US security and intelligence agencies.
"It's also representing six-fold increase over what we did the year before," Kerry said, referring to the US fiscal year, which runs from October
1 to September 30.
Washington has been criticized by some activists for moving too slowly to settle those fleeing the conflict, while Obama's opponents warn their number may include terrorists.
(AFP)