A Free Syrian Army fighter fires an anti-tank missile Photo: Reuters
US Secretly Backs Rebels To Fight al-Qaeda In Syria -- Sydney Morning Herald/The Telegraph
Sources tell Telegraph that America is backing 'friendly' rebels with millions in cash and non lethal aid to take on extremists in Syria
The United States and Gulf countries have been secretly backing efforts by opposition rebels to destroy al-Qaeda's most extreme wing in Syria, diplomats and rebels involved in the plan have told The Telegraph.
As Western leaders publicly push the Syrian regime and the opposition to the Geneva II peace conference that begins Wednesday Washington has also been quietly supporting moves by Saudi Arabia and Qatar to give weapons and cash to rebel groups to fight al-Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shams (ISIS) in Syria.
One source said the US was itself handing out millions of dollars to rebel groups best equipped to take on the extremists while another confirmed America was providing non-lethal aid.
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Update: British Paper: U.S. Is Secretly Funding Syria Rebels Fighting Al-Qaeda -- The Blaze
My Comment: The U.S. providing non-lethal aid and $2 million/month will not make much of a difference in the fight .... but the arms that Qatar and Saudi Arabia are sending will make a difference, and it is their support that will make or break the resistance against Al Qaeda.
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