Sunday, March 17, 2013

CIA 'Beefing' Up Surveillance Of Jihadists In Syria (Updated)

Drone Strikes In Syria? CIA ‘Boosting’ Intelligence Force To ‘Size Up’ Syrian Extremists -- RT

The CIA may be preparing for lethal drone strikes in Syria, as it is extending its intelligence-gathering on Islamic radicals in the country, US media has reported. At the same time, US officials are pressing for the supplying arms to rebels.

“The CIA has stepped up secret contingency planning to protect the United States and its allies as the turmoil expands in Syria, including collecting intelligence on Islamic extremists for the first time for possible lethal drone strikes,” according to current and former US officials, reported in the LA Times.

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