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Iranians, Cubans and CIA-backed rebels: US media jumps on muddled Syria reports

There are no Iranian troops fighting in Syria, Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi said. Speaking to the Lebanon-based al-Mayadeen television channel, Zoubi said that some Iranian officials were in Syria “for consultations only,” Iran's Press TV reported.

Claims of Iranian and Cuban military presence in Syria come as the Pentagon and State Department have accused Russia of bombing US-backed rebels instead of IS positions.

Meanwhile, US media outlets have begun openly acknowledging that a secret CIA program has trained and equipped an estimated 10,000 fighters to oppose the government of President Bashar Assad. According to AP, these rebels – backed by the US, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar – include “some ultraconservative groups and al-Qaida affiliates.”