US-Backed Leader Of Syrian Rebel Group Quits

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Natasha Bertrand, Business Insider: US-backed leader of Syrian rebel group quits and lists 6 problems with the training program

The chief of staff of the US-trained Syrian rebel group Division 30 resigned from his position on social media on Saturday, days after a top military general told Congress that the US had successfully trained just "four or five" opposition soldiers.

Citing problems such as "slowness in the implementation of the training program of the 30th brigade," "the lack of sufficient numbers of trainees," and "the lack of seriousness in the implementation of the project to establish the 30th brigade," Colonel Mohammad al-Daher announced his withdrawal from the program.

Update: U.S.-Trained Syrian Fighters Say Their Chief Of Staff Resigned -- Vocativ

WNU Editor: I am surprised that he did not quit earlier. I guess the publicity on this program's failure embarrassed him enough to get out.