In the past week, reports have emerged of al-Qaeda’s Syrian faction, Jabhat al-Nusra, capturing a number of top members of the US-trained “Division 30,” also known as the “New Syrian Force.” The group is now reported to have been routed outright from its headquarters in northern Syria, and had to flee into Kurdish territory.
Reports have varied on how many of the NSF fighters al-Qaeda has captured and killed, with early reports suggesting it could be as many as 18. That’s a lot, since the US only managed to train 54 of them in the long-term effort. More may have been killed in the recent fighting too.
Al-Qaeda is saying that’s going to be a continuing issue, as they have no intention of working with any US-backed groups, and will resist all “agents of America.” Since the US began targeting them in airstrikes last year, al-Qaeda has gone after several rebel factions it has perceived as pro-US.
Though the US is said to be assuring the NSF of air support in any fights they get into with the Assad government, as well as envisioning them as a prominent part of their anti-ISIS strategy, it isn’t clear this force can even safely travel around Syria, let alone have any real impact in the ongoing civil war.
This is not about this or that new or old terrorist groups nor is about freedo of Syrian people from any of these hand picked, puppets of the west, no matter what they are named. The entire policies of usg-European far right, liberals democrats or neo fascism based on destroying nations as Libya, Iraq, Syria and Iran if they could. Such thing as democracy in the eyes of these regimes are no longer exists, they react only to the situation without any consideration of outcome in what they do, this was the idea set by Paul wolfowitz, the father of American Zionism ideology where the USG and Europe militarism NATO implanting his idea.
AL QAEDA IS the USA, as are all these disparate Islamic mujahedin idiot proxies they use as their shadow army. Going back 40+ yrs when they used them against the USSR to bring down the govt.
NATO-US mercs have just switched targets, but these Idiot Islamists can easily be sicced on any new target that NATO wants to eliminate. Its called Color Revolution now, or the Arab Spring
Sorry Division 30 but you are getting played. The US has been distribution weapons, support and other intelligence to ISIS via the "theatre" of supporting moderate rebels. This is the only way they can legally give support across the MIddle-East. If you cannot open your eyes, then I can only feel sorry for the pain and death you are walking into. You might feel confident that you'll get "air-support" but home many times does that not have to pan out for you to realize. The shadow governments of the global world want control of the middle east. If you look to outside help – from anyone you'll never be sovereign. Only you can do what is right for your people by yourselves. You cannot depend on people in 3000 dollar ties miles away to have your best intention front and center. This entire war is full of disinformation proxy vs. proxy vs. proxy. What you think is right is more than likley wrong and it's hard to know the difference. I feel bad for this time across the good people of the Middle-East. War is disaterous and will have imlications for 50-100 years.
"3000 dollar ties"? I assume that they're not those Trump Chinese-made, polyester jobs, exclusive to Macys, until late.
Our tax dollars at work!
Yes, but the entire force of US trained rebels numbered about 50. They fled when their command and half their force was destroyed or captured. Any force would do that, even ones much bigger.
It was a farce. A waste of money, but far worse an excuse for supporting massive terrorist killing in Syria.
Bad as Assad is (and he was really bad when he did torture by rendition for us) the terrorists we support are actually worse. And yes, we are supporting them. Where does anyone think they get their resources? It isn't from Iran or Russia.
"It was a farce. A waste of money…"
The "training program" has not been terminated…it's on-going.
No problem, for wars of expansion are the life blood of Empire and all wars are winners so long as they keep battling and bleeding.
Great news!
I suppose these are the "moderate rebels".
it's good that the terrorists in Syria are fighting each other. i only hope Assad manages to stay in power till Bernie Sanders becomes prez and finally ends the USG support for the terrorists.
Since Mr. Obama yesterday declared that he authorized air strikes if his trained puppet-rebels are molested, is he still aiming at the Assad forces?! After all, it was his intent "to protect" the noble freedom fighters!