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Syria Crisis: Us-trained Rebels Give Equipment To Al-qaeda Affiliate by ednut1(m): 8:33am On Sep 26, 2015 |
A group of US-trained Syrian rebels has handed over their vehicles and ammunition to fighters linked to al-Qaeda, the US military has admitted. It said one rebel unit had surrendered six pick-up trucks and ammunition to the al-Nusra Front this week - apparently to gain safe passage. Congress has approved $500m (£323m) to train and equip about 5,000 rebels to fight against Islamic State militants. But the first 54 graduates were routed by al-Nusra Front, the military said. Gen Lloyd Austin told US lawmakers last week that only "four or five" US-trained rebels were still fighting. 'Programme violation' "Unfortunately, we learned late today that the NSF (New Syrian Forces) unit now says it did in fact provide six pick-up trucks and a portion of their ammunition to a suspected al-Nusra Front (group)," Pentagon spokesman Cpt Jeff Davis said on Friday. Meanwhile, Col Patrick Ryder, a spokesman for US Central Command (Centcom), said this happened on 21-22 September. He added that the surrendered vehicles and ammunition amounted to roughly 25% of the equipment issued to the unit. "If accurate, the report of NSF members providing equipment to al-Nusra Front is very concerning and a violation of Syria train-and-equip programme guidelines," Col Ryder said. The unit was part of some 70 rebel fighters who participated in the second US training course. The train-and-equip programme is at an early stage, but this is just the latest in a series of setbacks, the BBC's Laura Bickers in Washington says.www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34368073 SMH |
Re: Syria Crisis: Us-trained Rebels Give Equipment To Al-qaeda Affiliate by munchfani: 8:35am On Sep 26, 2015 |
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Re: Syria Crisis: Us-trained Rebels Give Equipment To Al-qaeda Affiliate by Leobrain(m): 8:53am On Sep 26, 2015 |
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