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US Senate backs anti-IS spending
Source: BBC
12 December 2014 Last updated at 17:44 ET
US Senate backs anti-IS spending
The US Senate has approved a new annual defence bill expanding the military campaign against Islamic State (IS).
The bill approves a general Pentagon budget of $496bn (£316bn) plus $64bn (£41bn) for US wars abroad.
The measure also authorises the training and equipping of moderate Syrian rebel fighters for two years.
The bill had already been passed by the House of Representatives and has now been sent to President Barack Obama to sign into law.
US Senate backs anti-IS spending
The US Senate has approved a new annual defence bill expanding the military campaign against Islamic State (IS).
The bill approves a general Pentagon budget of $496bn (£316bn) plus $64bn (£41bn) for US wars abroad.
The measure also authorises the training and equipping of moderate Syrian rebel fighters for two years.
The bill had already been passed by the House of Representatives and has now been sent to President Barack Obama to sign into law.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30459105