US-trained Syrian rebels refuse to fight ​al-Qaida group after kidnappings

[zenitzz]

Division 30, which has endured a campaign of kidnappings by the Nusra Front, also opposes American air strikes carried out against al-Qaida-linked fighters

A group of Syrian rebels that includes fighters trained by the United States have declared their refusal to fight al-Qaida’s affiliate in the country, the Nusra Front, following a series of kidnappings by the militant group.

A source in Division 30, which has endured a campaign of kidnappings by the Nusra Front, said they also oppose the American air strikes carried out in the last few days against the al-Qaida-linked fighters.

The statements complicate the American strategy in Syria, which has suffered a string of setbacks and delays, deploying just over 50 fighters dedicated to fighting the terror group Islamic State in the year since its programme to train and equip rebels began.

read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/06/syrian-rebels-nusra-front-al-qaida-kidnapping

[Damiantroll]

The people that we work with refuse to listen to us, and we still leave the Assad Regime behind! If we want to be smart in the middle east we would be with Assad, not against him. No amount of bombings can solve this problem.

[bryant.coleman]

Something is definitely fishy here. In the past, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) has collaborated with both the Al Nusra Front and the ISIS. The FSA has transferred US-made weapons to the Al Nusra on multiple occasions. So I won't be very surprised, if it turns out that these FSA guys actually defected to the Al Nusra, taking with them their NATO-provided weapons.