A ‘spymaster’ for the Free Syria Army has accused the CIA of ignoring pertinent information that could have been used to fight the Islamic State. The spy chief, identified only as ‘M.’ for security reasons, reportedly told French newspaper Le Monde that the United States, which has provided material support to the Syrian rebels, refused to act on intelligence Read More…
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U.S. to Cease Failed Syrian Rebel Training Program
The U.S. announced on Friday that it’s ending its 500 million dollar covert CIA program of training “moderate” rebels, and instead choosing to solely arm the ones in combat. The program, which started in 2013, has been an utter failure from the beginning, even harshly criticized by some politicians such as Democrat senator Chris Murphy Read More…
Syrian Rebels Backed by U.S. Hand Over Guns to al-Qaeda
The U.S. has been attempting to train supposedly “vetted” Syrian rebels, that are deemed “moderate” enough to back, to combat ISIS. The stark reality is that these rebel groups are without a doubt intermingled with islamic extremists and jihadist groups. Vetted they might be, there is no way to fully support the rebels without inadvertently Read More…