The first of several US-armed Syrian rebel groups to show off their newly acquired heavy weaponry to the CIA, the Hazm Movement has today announced its dissolution.
The Hazm fighters had been a target of al-Qaeda in recent months, with al-Qaeda’s Nusra Front targeting them in retaliation for US airstrikes. The group had lost virtually all of its bases and is now simply giving up outright.
The statement says that what fighters remain and intend to continue their involvement in the rebellion will be joining the Shamiyah Front, which is an alliance of several Islamist factions active in Aleppo.
What happened to the anti-tank missiles the CIA gave the Hazm Movement is totally unclear, but as with other US arms shipped to Syria they likely ended up dispersed among factions, both friend and enemy, long ago.
What a mess.
…an understatement to say the least.
As Merchants of Death, the U.S. truly is an Evil Empire.
What new al-Queda linked group are Obama and Congress going to arm now? I guess our top "diplomat" McCain will tell them.
The prime question is: if a person, say for instance a private US citizen, wanted to go to the Middle east and fight ISIS- the goal of the US government as well- to whom could he or she turn to in order to find out which anti-ISIS forces are 'good to go' and which are actually 'bad guys'? Surely someone has to maintain a list of who we 'trust' and who we don't, so where or with whom exactly is that list kept? Does ANYONE know who our allies are and aren't over there? Or are we just sort of tossing weapons out the backs of airplanes flying overhead, trusting that at least some of them won't be used against us?