WASHINGTON, Dhu-AlHijjah 05, 1436, September 19, 2015, SPA -- A State Department refugee official said on Saturday that U.S. leaders are committed to bringing more Syrian refugees to the United States and that she would like to see a steep increase in their numbers in 2017, according to Reuters. Anne Richard, assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration, told National Public Radio the Obama administration would like to see the refugee process move more quickly and is trying to streamline the vetting process without cutting corners on security. The United States has taken in 1,500 refugees since the start of the Syrian war in 2011, and President Barack Obama last week committed to accepting 10,000 more over the coming year. --SPA 22:53 LOCAL TIME 19:53 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w