Revealed: CIA Delivers Weapons to Syrian Rebel Fighters Despite Obama Announcing He’ll Pursue Diplomacy Over War!
- Revealed: CIA delivers weapons to Syrian rebel fighters despite Obama announcing he’ll pursue diplomacy over war!
by David Martosko In Washington, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
– Guns, mortars and ammunition smuggled in as U.S. steps up role in civil war
– CIA bases in Turkey and Jordan being used as conduit for military hardware
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Vital weapons shipments from the United States have begun to arrive in rebel fighting units that oppose the regime of dictator Bashar al-Assad in Syria, according to sources on both ends of the transactions.
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The light arms, ammunition and other small, trackable armaments – likely grenades, mortars and shells – are coming via clandestine CIA operations in a significant escalation of U.S. involvement in the 30-month-long civil war.
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The White House promised in June that it would arm anti-Assad forces who were not aligned with Islamist radical groups, authorizing the CIA to do the heavy lifting and manage the pipeline.
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But news of the weapons’ long-awaited delivery comes at an awkward moment, a day after President Obama pledged to pursue diplomacy instead of military action.
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The Washington Post reported late Wednesday night that the CIA has expanded its clandestine network of bases in bordering Turkey and Jordan over the past year, initially to help allies like Saudi Arabia and Qatar to send weapons across the Syrian border.
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Now those installations are the conduit for American military hardware destined for moderate rebel factions organized under the banner of the Supreme Military Council.
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That fighting force, outnumbered and outgunned, is led by Gen. Salim Idris, a former Syrian Army commander who defected in 2012.
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