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They’ve Got U.S. Guns. Can They Stop ISIS?

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The Mu’tasim Brigade appears to be the very model of a fighting force the Pentagon can get behind—so why is it always running short of bullets and shells?

Michael Weiss

Contributing Editor

Published Jun. 22 2016 1:00AM EDT

articles/2016/06/22/they-ve-got-u-s-guns-can-they-stop-isis/160620-weiss-syria-rebels-tease_fzc4mh — Huseyin Nasir/Anadolu Agency, via Getty

Michael Weiss

Michael Weiss

Contributing Editor

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