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| US Senate backs anti-IS spending | US Senate backs anti-IS spending |
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| The US Senate has approved a new annual defence bill expanding the military campaign against Islamic State (IS). | 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 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 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. | The bill had already been passed by the House of Representatives and has now been sent to President Barack Obama to sign into law. |
| The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) had been the subject of cross-party talks for several months. | |
| A 1% pay rise for military personnel was also agreed. | |
| The bill rejected President Obama's request to approve the closure of the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay. | |
| It also protected for another year the the fleet of aging A-10 ground-support aircraft, whose retirement had been proposed. |