IRBID, Jordan — The main Western-backed Arab rebel group in Syria appears on the verge of collapse because of low morale, desertions, and distrust of its leaders by the rank and file, threatening U.S. efforts to put together a ground force capable of defeating the Islamic State and negotiating an end to the Syrian civil war.
“After five years of this war the people are just tired … and so are our fighters,” said Jaseen Salabeh, a volunteer in the Free Syrian Army, which was formed in September 2011 by defectors from the army of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The Free Syrian Army, or FSA, some of whose members are trained by the Central Intelligence Agency, is the biggest and most secular of the scores of rebel groups fighting the Assad government. Although defeating the Islamic State is the focus of Western attention, the U.S. believes there can be no lasting peace in Syria, and no elimination of the Islamic State there, as long as Assad remains in power.
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No report on yesterday massacre in Douma committed by Rus AirF?
Anon. I posted that story on World Briefs which will be on-line in about 30 minutes.
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/world/russia-turkey-brian-stewart-1.3361525
A ham fisted attempt at "balanced" reporting on Turko- Russian relations.
It never fails to amaze me how the CBC uses my money to try to omit information, obfuscate facts and project proclivities on to those the gangsters running Canada have beef with.
And while they're up there runnimg their mouths about Russia this and Russia that on my dime no less, how about some real reporting on their Saudi allies' intervention in Yemen? Nope
Instead we got a puff piece about Saudi women getting the vote or running for office.
And while we're playing hide the salami while serving the baloney, can our assisted licing propagandists find it in their guts to report on historic US/Saudi/Turk/Canadian support for all manner of fascist, criminal gangs and groups? How about an expose on aid funneled from Canada to Ukrop fascists?
It's as easy as SOS Ukraine in the search bar.
http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/12/09/mercenaries-in-yemen-the-us-connection/
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