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Newly declassified documents show that the US military has been prevented from hunting down those who attacked the US Mission in Benghazi in 2012 because the Authorization for Use of Military Force restricts targeting to those with proven links to "core al Qaeda." Secretary of State Kerry urged Syrian rebel groups to attend the Geneva II peace talks. The US is planning to establish an intelligence center in Bahrain to continue fighting the drug trade after US operations in Afghanistan wind down. Republican lawmakers expressed concerns about the Obama administration's decision to keep secret the text of the recent deal with Iran, after Tehran bragged that it allows Iran to preserve the structure of its nuclear program.