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John McCain's Syrian rebel group attacked by 'Al-Qaida'
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Qoo Qoo Qatar Choo
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Date: October 03, 2013 10:32AM
Qatar-affiliated terrorist group Islamic State attacked McCain's group The Northern Storm Brigade (cool name).
The Islamic State, whose leader has sworn allegiance to al-Qaida head Ayman al-Zawahiri, claimed responsibility for the attacks in statements posted on the Internet in which it accused Northern Storm of not keeping the terms of a cease-fire that halted fighting between the two groups last week in the Syrian city of Azaz.
Meanwhile, Muslim scholars in Aleppo reportedly have declared Northern Storm a criminal group, a designation that is discouraging other Syrian rebels from coming to the group’s aid. Reports indicated the Islamic State fighters clearly had the upper hand and would take most of the border crossings that they didn’t already control.
The Islamic State, whose leader has sworn allegiance to al-Qaida head Ayman al-Zawahiri, claimed responsibility for the attacks in statements posted on the Internet in which it accused Northern Storm of not keeping the terms of a cease-fire that halted fighting between the two groups last week in the Syrian city of Azaz.
Meanwhile, Muslim scholars in Aleppo reportedly have declared Northern Storm a criminal group, a designation that is discouraging other Syrian rebels from coming to the group’s aid. Reports indicated the Islamic State fighters clearly had the upper hand and would take most of the border crossings that they didn’t already control.
Re: John McCain's Syrian rebel group attacked by 'Al-Qaida'
Posted by:
eLester
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Date: October 03, 2013 11:23AM
The CIA’s mission, officials said, has been defined by the White House’s desire to seek a political settlement, a scenario that relies on an eventual stalemate among the warring factions rather than a clear victor. As a result, officials said, limits on the agency’s authorities enable it to provide enough support to help ensure that politically moderate, U.S.-supported militias don’t lose but not enough for them to win.
....U.S. officials said the classified program has been constrained by limits on CIA resources, the reluctance of rebel fighters to leave Syria for U.S. instruction and Jordan’s restrictions on the CIA’s paramilitary presence there. But the limited scope also reflects a deeper tension in the Obama administration’s strategy on Syria, one that has sought to advance U.S. interests but avoid being drawn more deeply into a conflict that the United Nations estimates has killed more than 100,000 people since it began in 2011.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/cia-ramping-up-covert-training-program-for-moderate-syrian-rebels/2013/10/02/a0bba084-2af6-11e3-8ade-a1f23cda135e_print.html
....U.S. officials said the classified program has been constrained by limits on CIA resources, the reluctance of rebel fighters to leave Syria for U.S. instruction and Jordan’s restrictions on the CIA’s paramilitary presence there. But the limited scope also reflects a deeper tension in the Obama administration’s strategy on Syria, one that has sought to advance U.S. interests but avoid being drawn more deeply into a conflict that the United Nations estimates has killed more than 100,000 people since it began in 2011.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/cia-ramping-up-covert-training-program-for-moderate-syrian-rebels/2013/10/02/a0bba084-2af6-11e3-8ade-a1f23cda135e_print.html