Are There Western Intelligence Agents In Syria Right Now?

A Jordanian officer gestures as Syrian refugees react during UN Secretary-General Ban's visit UN-run school in Al Zaatri refugee camp, near border with Syria, December 7, 2012. Photo by Reuters

Report: French Military Advisers Meet With Rebels Inside Syria -- Haaretz/DPA/Reuters

Le Figaro newspaper reports that French agents held face-to-face talks with a Free Syrian Army leader; UN's Ban: No confirmation Assad planning to use chemical weapons, but this would be 'outrageous crime.'

French military advisers have met Syrian rebels inside the war-torn country in recent weeks in effort to identify recipients for possible weapons supplies, Le Figaro newspaper reported Friday.

The French agents had held face-to-face talks with a Free Syrian Army leader "in the area between Damascus and Lebanon," the paper quoted an unnamed leader of the Syrian opposition as saying.

The source was also quoted as saying that U.S. and British agents had also held meetings on Syrian soil with rebels fighting President Bashar Assad's regime.

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My Comment: I am not surprised by this report. I would also not be surprised if there are British and American intelligence agents in Syria right now meeting and making arrangements with rebel leaders for supplies and support.