Dozens of new rebel fighters trained by U.S.-led coalition reportedly enter Syria

At least 75 fighters trained by U.S., British and Turkish forces have entered northern Syria, a monitoring group said.

The fighters crossed over from Turkey on Friday and Saturday and are now located in areas north of the city of Aleppo, said the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Their arrival comes shortly after U.S. officials acknowledged that the Pentagon’s program to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels to help fight ISIS had fallen far short of its original aims.