CIA Agents And Special Operations Troops Have Been Training Syrian Rebels Since 2012

US Special Troops Battalion (Reuters / Peter Andrews)

U.S. Has Secretly Provided Arms Training To Syria Rebels Since 2012 -- L.A. Times

CIA agents and special operations troops have trained the rebels in anti-tank and antiaircraft weaponry in Jordan and Turkey.

WASHINGTON — CIA operatives and U.S. special operations troops have been secretly training Syrian rebels with anti-tank and antiaircraft weapons since late last year, months before President Obama approved plans to begin directly arming them, according to U.S. officials and rebel commanders.

The covert U.S. training at bases in Jordan and Turkey, along with Obama's decision this month to supply arms and ammunition to the rebels, has raised hope among the beleaguered Syrian opposition that Washington ultimately will provide heavier weapons as well. So far, the rebels say they lack the weapons they need to regain the offensive in the country's bitter civil war.

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More News On Reports Of U.S. Assistance To Syria's Rebels

Report: US began training Syrian rebels in 2012 -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
CIA secretly providing training for Syrian rebels: report -- AFP
U.S. training Syrian rebels at secret bases -- CBS
CIA training Syria militants in Jordan, Turkey: Report -- Press TV (Iran)
CIA and the US military operatives train rebels in Turkey and Jordan – report -- RIA Novosti