WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved President Barack Obama's plan for training and arming moderate Syrian rebels to battle Islamic State militants on Thursday, a major part of his military campaign to "degrade and destroy" the radical group.
The Senate voted 78-22, in a rare bipartisan show of support for one of Obama's high-profile initiatives.
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