President Barack Obama has issued an order directing various American government agencies, including the CIA, to provide unspecified support to the Syrian Rebels to overthrow the regime of Bashar al-Assad. On the surface, it appears that the CIA is providing intelligence to the Free Syrian Army to aid the rebels in their fight; however, the scope of this directive is unclear. The State Department, most likely acting on orders, has committed $64 million in humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people and another $25 million in non-lethal assistance to the Syrian opposition.

Spin

According to the UK Guardian, US and Europeans sources have been boasting about the advancements made by the Syrian rebels, crediting the aid of European and American intelligence support. They maintain that all aid provided to the rebels was humanitarian, and no arms were provided. The intelligence support given to the Free Syrian forces would be handled through joint operations center in Turkey. This is where the rebel leadership is getting support and equipment from various governments wishing to remove the Syrian regime.

Since the intention of the President’s directive is unknown, it is difficult to believe that all aid given to the rebels is non-lethal. The influx of money from the US and other nations has done little to turn the rag tag collection into an effective fighting force in such a short time. It is very likely they had help from more experienced fighters.

Al-Qaeda

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