The US military has announced it will send about 400 specialists and hundreds more “enabling forces” to train the rebel Syrian opposition as Washington takes its fight against the Assad government and Islamic State to a new level.
The Pentagon mission, expected to begin as early as March, envisions US specialists training Syrian opposition forces from military bases in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar, Cmdr. Elissa Smith, a Defense Department spokeswoman, was quoted by the Army Times as saying.
In addition to the 400 military specialists, so-called “enabling forces,” which are to serve as a security detail, will also accompany the trainers, Smith said.
The US-led coalition, which began its bombing campaign over Syrian territory against the jihadist forces of Islamic State [also known as ISIS, or ISIL] in September 2014, includes Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The Arab states will be expected to contribute troops to the US operation, which expects to train about 5,400 rebel forces each year for three years, according to Defense One, which first broke the news on the number of US specialists preparing for deployment.
News of the Pentagon’s mission to train Syrian rebels, some of whom are reported to be affiliated with terrorist organizations including al-Qaeda, has already attracted criticism from those who say the US military offensive against Islamic State forces in Syria, carried out without the consent of Damascus, is a thinly veiled effort to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power.
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http://rt.com/news/223207-pentagon-syria-us-opposition/Remember, ISIS got their training in Jordan by alleged CIA operatives and most of their weaponry came from Libya (Benghazi) which started this whole thing in addition to what they swiped off the pathetic Iraqi army. Then, we saw the pics of John McCain w/ these guys and were told that these were the good rebels which turned out to be false. Now, back for another round of training and equipping another batch of rebels which will inevitably do some sort of attack somewhere offering another round of full coverage on the American press ginning up everyone again to have terrorism on the tip of their tongues. And the beat goes on...!
