In particular, these officials say the training of moderate rebels needs to be accelerated and expanded. To date, Qatar has trained some 600 fighters. Training is also underway in Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The U.S. is still in the process of vetting moderate rebel groups.
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Qatari officials countered that Qatar is doing all it can to stop the flow of terror financing and that if the U.S. wants Qatar to go after particular bad actors, it should share the evidence with Qatar so it can investigate and arrest suspects, Qatari officials told CNN.
