In his comments, Special Envoy Gen. John Allen says the United States has abandoned training existing units of the rebel Free Syrian Army, in favor of building out a new rebel force.

Gen. John Allen: “It’s not going to happen immediately. We’re working to establish the training sites now, and we’ll ultimately go through a vetting process and begin to bring the trainers and the fighters in to begin to build that force out.”

Allen says there has been “no formal coordination” with the FSA during the U.S.-led bombing of Syria.