8 years ago
What really happened to the U.S. train-and-equip [Al Qaeda] program in Syria?
When the first group of Syrians from a U.S.-trained force intended to combat the Islamic State crossed into their country from Turkey in mid-July, they arrived in uniform carrying M16 rifles, mortars and flak vests. But they had no expense money, little food and no clear idea of how they, just 54 men, were to do battle against the extremists. By Roy Gutman.
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